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Northern Mich~Mash Preserve
~ CHURCHES ~
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Photo Below: "1895 Street Scene, Looking West on Mitchell Street," including the
Presbyterian Church on the far right with the Methodist Church across Division Street...
Presbyterian Church on the far right with the Methodist Church across Division Street...
Compare the steeples in the photo below with the photo above:
2022 Street Scene, Looking South on Division Street,
including the Presbyterian Church on the left with the previous Methodist Church (now arts center)
across Division Street.
Many changes have occurred to the Presbyterian Church steeple since 1885 (changes noted farther below).
2022 Street Scene, Looking South on Division Street,
including the Presbyterian Church on the left with the previous Methodist Church (now arts center)
across Division Street.
Many changes have occurred to the Presbyterian Church steeple since 1885 (changes noted farther below).
~ 1875 Reverend J. Redpath soliciting funds towards building a church... ~
Reverend Redpath is noted for organizing the building of the FIRST church in Petoskey.
Reverend Redpath is noted for organizing the building of the FIRST church in Petoskey.
~ 1875 Report of the Secretary of the First Presbyterian Church...~
~ FIRST Sermon (1903) ever delivered to white people in the city of Petoskey ~
"The Methodist Episcopal church had an organization among the Indians before the village of Petoskey was founded. They met for worship in a log cabin one mile west and beyond the limits of the village. This society now has a small shack two miles southwest of town. A Methodist society was organized in the village early in the year 1875, when a class was formed with ten or twelve members. About this time, Geo. L. Cole, a Methodist minister, preached the first sermon, in the old house of Lewis Petoskey. The first meetings were held in private houses, then in a rough board school house, then in the Howard street school house, and finally, in 1878, in the present church building on Mitchell street." ~ Page 15 Historical Sketch of Petoskey (1882)
~ New Sunday School at Cobbs & Mitchell's camp 40 ~
Adventist Church
Agape Baptist Church > True North Community Church
Alanson United Methodist Church
Alanson Church of the Nazarene
Assembly of God
Par Memorial Baptist Church
Bay Harbor Church
Bay View Methodist Church
Bay View Crouse Memorial Chapel
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Bliss Missionary Church (Levering)
Bliss St. Patrick's Church [See also Cross Village Holy Cross Catholic Church where St. Patrick's building was moved.]
Bliss United Brethren Church
Brutus Catholic Church (Followed by the Pellston, Michigan, St. Clement Catholic Church)
Brutus Maple River Church > See Below: Maple River Mennonite Church
Brutus United Church of Christ
Calvary Baptist Church (Brutus, Michigan)
Church of Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Clarion Church and Church of Brethren
Conway Church
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church
Cross Village Church
Cross Village Holy Cross Catholic Church [See Bliss St. Patrick Church also]
Cross Village Presbyterian Church
Cross Village Redpath Memorial Presbyterian Church
Crucifixes (Indian River and under Little Traverse Bay)
Edgewater Bible Church
Emmanuel Evangelical Church
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Epsilon Evangelical Church AND Epsilon United Methodist Church > Epsilon Community Church
Evangelical Church
Family of Christ Church
First Baptist Church at Alanson
First Christian Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Petoskey (Christian Science Church)
First Church of God, LATER: Word of Life Community Church
First Methodist Church (Pellston)
Four Square Indian Gospel Church
Fundamental Baptist Church of Harbor Springs
Genesis Church
German Lutheran (Mennonite Church > Hilltop Fellowship) > The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Greensky Hill Mission
Greenwood Church
Harbor Light Community Chapel
Holy Childhood of Jesus Church
Horton Bay Methodist Church (Where Hemingway was married to Hadley Richardson)
Jesus Is Lord Community Church in Bay Shore
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Landmark Baptist Church
Maple River Mennonite Church
Methodist (Petoskey)
Methodist Episcopal Church (Levering)
Minnehaha Church
New Hope Community Church
New Life Anglican Church
Northridge Community Church (Alanson)
Oden Community Church
First Presbyterian Church (Petoskey)
First United Presbyterian Church (Harbor Springs)
Resort Methodist Church
Sacramentine Monastery and Bethany Retreat House > Blessed Sacrament Retreat House
Salvation Army Citadel
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
St. Andrews Anglican
St. Anthony Church
St. Francis Solanus Church (Bay Shore)
St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church (Petoskey Waterfront)
St. Francis Xavier Church (and Franciscan Monastery)
St. Ignatius Catholic Church (Middle Village)
St. John's Episcopal Church (Harbor Springs seasonal church)
St. John Nepomucene Church (7 miles east of East Jordan)
St. Nicholas Church (Pellston)
Stutsmanville Chapel
Temple B'nai Israel
Trinity Missionary Church
United Brethren Church
United Methodist Church (Alanson)
United Methodist Church (Harbor Springs)
Wabmeme
Walloon Lake Community Church
Wesleyan Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness Churches Merged
Word of Life Community Church (See First Church of God above)
Zion Lutheran
Zion United Church of Christ (near Brutus)
Agape Baptist Church > True North Community Church
Alanson United Methodist Church
Alanson Church of the Nazarene
Assembly of God
Par Memorial Baptist Church
Bay Harbor Church
Bay View Methodist Church
Bay View Crouse Memorial Chapel
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Bliss Missionary Church (Levering)
Bliss St. Patrick's Church [See also Cross Village Holy Cross Catholic Church where St. Patrick's building was moved.]
Bliss United Brethren Church
Brutus Catholic Church (Followed by the Pellston, Michigan, St. Clement Catholic Church)
Brutus Maple River Church > See Below: Maple River Mennonite Church
Brutus United Church of Christ
Calvary Baptist Church (Brutus, Michigan)
Church of Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Clarion Church and Church of Brethren
Conway Church
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church
Cross Village Church
Cross Village Holy Cross Catholic Church [See Bliss St. Patrick Church also]
Cross Village Presbyterian Church
Cross Village Redpath Memorial Presbyterian Church
Crucifixes (Indian River and under Little Traverse Bay)
Edgewater Bible Church
Emmanuel Evangelical Church
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Epsilon Evangelical Church AND Epsilon United Methodist Church > Epsilon Community Church
Evangelical Church
Family of Christ Church
First Baptist Church at Alanson
First Christian Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Petoskey (Christian Science Church)
First Church of God, LATER: Word of Life Community Church
First Methodist Church (Pellston)
Four Square Indian Gospel Church
Fundamental Baptist Church of Harbor Springs
Genesis Church
German Lutheran (Mennonite Church > Hilltop Fellowship) > The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Greensky Hill Mission
Greenwood Church
Harbor Light Community Chapel
Holy Childhood of Jesus Church
Horton Bay Methodist Church (Where Hemingway was married to Hadley Richardson)
Jesus Is Lord Community Church in Bay Shore
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Landmark Baptist Church
Maple River Mennonite Church
Methodist (Petoskey)
Methodist Episcopal Church (Levering)
Minnehaha Church
New Hope Community Church
New Life Anglican Church
Northridge Community Church (Alanson)
Oden Community Church
First Presbyterian Church (Petoskey)
First United Presbyterian Church (Harbor Springs)
Resort Methodist Church
Sacramentine Monastery and Bethany Retreat House > Blessed Sacrament Retreat House
Salvation Army Citadel
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
St. Andrews Anglican
St. Anthony Church
St. Francis Solanus Church (Bay Shore)
St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church (Petoskey Waterfront)
St. Francis Xavier Church (and Franciscan Monastery)
St. Ignatius Catholic Church (Middle Village)
St. John's Episcopal Church (Harbor Springs seasonal church)
St. John Nepomucene Church (7 miles east of East Jordan)
St. Nicholas Church (Pellston)
Stutsmanville Chapel
Temple B'nai Israel
Trinity Missionary Church
United Brethren Church
United Methodist Church (Alanson)
United Methodist Church (Harbor Springs)
Wabmeme
Walloon Lake Community Church
Wesleyan Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness Churches Merged
Word of Life Community Church (See First Church of God above)
Zion Lutheran
Zion United Church of Christ (near Brutus)
~ Adventist Church ~
(Listed as Such on the 1901 Sanborn Fire Maps, but listed as Church on the 1896 Fire Map)
but on the 1929 Sanborn Fire Map it was listed as Seventh Day Adventist Church)
224 Michigan Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Corner of Michigan and Petoskey streets)
Originally built in 1891 as the Seventh-day Adventist Church, it was later sold to
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Now located on Alcan Road, Petoskey, Michigan).
In 2018 this building is no longer the location of a church, but rather the location of an attorney.
In 1891 the Baptist Society announced it was preparing to build
on the corner of Petoskey and Michigan streets, fronting on Petoskey.
The lecture room would be in the rear fronting on Michigan;
projected to cost $5,000.00.
(Listed as Such on the 1901 Sanborn Fire Maps, but listed as Church on the 1896 Fire Map)
but on the 1929 Sanborn Fire Map it was listed as Seventh Day Adventist Church)
224 Michigan Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Corner of Michigan and Petoskey streets)
Originally built in 1891 as the Seventh-day Adventist Church, it was later sold to
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Now located on Alcan Road, Petoskey, Michigan).
In 2018 this building is no longer the location of a church, but rather the location of an attorney.
In 1891 the Baptist Society announced it was preparing to build
on the corner of Petoskey and Michigan streets, fronting on Petoskey.
The lecture room would be in the rear fronting on Michigan;
projected to cost $5,000.00.
~ Agape Baptist Church ~
3003 East Mitchell Road, Petoskey, Michigan
2017: Formerly Agape Baptist church... name now is True North Community Church.
3003 East Mitchell Road, Petoskey, Michigan
2017: Formerly Agape Baptist church... name now is True North Community Church.
2017: Formerly Agape Baptist church... name now is True North Community Church.
~Alanson Church of the Nazarene ~
7489 Mission Road, Alanson, Michigan
7489 Mission Road, Alanson, Michigan
~ Alanson United Methodist Church ~
7330 Chicago Street, Alanson, Michigan
7330 Chicago Street, Alanson, Michigan
17 December 2019
Petoskey News Review Headline:
"'More than a Building' Alanson United Methodist Church to Close After More than 130 Years"
Petoskey News Review Headline:
"'More than a Building' Alanson United Methodist Church to Close After More than 130 Years"
The Alanson United Methodist Church conducted its final service at its location with its annual Christmas Eve observance at 5PM Tuesday, 24 December 2019. Following the service, the church merged with the Harbor Springs United Methodist Church. Susan HItts, a native of Alanson, and the pastor of the Alanson United Methodist Church, is sadden by the closing of the church building, but stated, "We can continue the legacy of Jesus Christ here, but we won't be worshiping in this building... Our mission has always been giving back to the community and as our last act of giving back we are selling to a non-profit organization which will also give back to the community and have a legacy here."
~ Assembly of God ~
Corner of Charlevoix and Maple avenues, Petoskey, Michigan
OR also known as...
Corner of Charlevoix (Jackson Street) and Connable
(Moved from this location to 600 North Division Road, Petoskey, Michigan)
Building is now used as a business.
Corner of Charlevoix and Maple avenues, Petoskey, Michigan
OR also known as...
Corner of Charlevoix (Jackson Street) and Connable
(Moved from this location to 600 North Division Road, Petoskey, Michigan)
Building is now used as a business.
~ Parr Memorial Baptist Church ~
502 Michigan Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Corner of Michigan and Waukazoo Streets)
502 Michigan Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Corner of Michigan and Waukazoo Streets)
The First Baptist Church was started in May 1881.
The Petoskey Baptist Church began with 14 members of the Baptist faith who met in private homes. Years later they purchased the German Methodist church building which was located on the corner of Michigan Street and Waukazoo Avenue. The FIRST Baptist pastor was Reverend F.W. Barlow, followed by Reverend J.D. Pailis, and then Reverend D.H. Leland. That church building was sold to the Jewish people and moved north across the street. In 1910 the Baptist church was built on the same south corner of Michigan and Waukazoo Avenue.
Click HERE to access Mildred Rehkopf's "Historical Recordof the Parr Memorial Baptist Church"
at 502 Michigan Street.
Photo Below: Baptist Church building which was located on the corner of Michigan Street and Waukazoo Avenue, ultimately moved across the Michigan Street to become the Temple B'nai... see Templ B'nai information farther below on this same web page.
The Parr Memorial Baptist Church, 502 Michigan Street, was dedicated on 30 July 1911,
and named in memory of Captain Daniel Parr, who gave the property to the church.
and named in memory of Captain Daniel Parr, who gave the property to the church.
15 April 2018 the Petoskey News Review reported that the Baptist Church building may be revamped
into six condos with three bedrooms each. Under ground parking will also be considered.
LATER in 2018
The Little Traverse Civic Theatre is considering raising funds to purchase the church building for their use.
into six condos with three bedrooms each. Under ground parking will also be considered.
LATER in 2018
The Little Traverse Civic Theatre is considering raising funds to purchase the church building for their use.
The 14 January 2019 Petoskey News Review reported: The Baptist Church has revealed plans for building their church and multipurpose auditorium, and the parsonage eventually. The city of Petoskey will first have to approve a special use permit for the property located close to the corner Atkins and McDougal roads.
The sign in the photo below on 7 October 2021 no longer notes Parr as part of the name...
as noted above on the 9 September 1948 news article about Parr Memorial Baptist Church.
The sign directs to the new First Baptist Huch located off on 1250 Atkins Road, Petoskey, Michigan.
~ Bay Harbor Church ~
800 Bay Harbor Drive, Bay Harbor Michigan
(Meeting at Great Lakes Center for the Arts)
800 Bay Harbor Drive, Bay Harbor Michigan
(Meeting at Great Lakes Center for the Arts)
Bay Harbor Church is a non-denominational, seasonal Christian church, founded in 2006, with guest pastors each week.
~ Bay View Crouse Memorial Chapel ~
Bay View, Michigan
In honor of Virginia Crouse...
Bay View, Michigan
In honor of Virginia Crouse...
Explanation about the Crouse Memorial Chapel from Virginia Crouse's 5 September 2012 obituary: "In Bay View, Virginia was one of the prime visionaries for providing the financial support for the renovation of the historic buildings on the Bay View campus. The landmark renovation included the grocery store and craft house into the Bay View campus chapel. The chapel was completed in 1993 and in appreciation of her leadership and financial support, the Bay View Board of Directors named the chapel the Virginia Crouse Memorial Chapel. She has also provided funds to restore several of the historic Victorian styled buildings. With the goal of enhancing the visitor experience of Bay View, Virginia also endowed the Crouse Visiting Artists Series, which makes it possible for Bay View to bring top-name ensembles to Bay View each summer."
Additional information about the Bay View Crouse Memorial Chapel may be accessed
on this same Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site by clicking HERE for the Bay View web page.
on this same Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site by clicking HERE for the Bay View web page.
~ Bay View Methodist Church ~
Bay View, Michigan
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Childs, Jr., were the first to be married
in the then new Methodist church in Bay View
1910
in the then new Methodist church in Bay View
1910
~ Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church ~
1825 West Sheridan Street, Petoskey, Michigan
1825 West Sheridan Street, Petoskey, Michigan
~ Bliss Missionary Church ~
15 Sturgeon Bay Trail, Bliss, Michigan
15 Sturgeon Bay Trail, Bliss, Michigan
~ Bliss St. Patrick's Catholic Church ~
Bliss, Michigan
The church was begun by Irish Families.
Later the church building was moved to Cross Village, MIchigan, and used as a community center.
Today [2021] the basement of the church building has become the L'Arbre Croche History Museum.
Bliss, Michigan
The church was begun by Irish Families.
Later the church building was moved to Cross Village, MIchigan, and used as a community center.
Today [2021] the basement of the church building has become the L'Arbre Croche History Museum.
The building of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church was begun in the Fall of 1901 by the Reverend Father Marian Glahn. By August of 1902 the building was almost under roof. The priest's house and sacristy adjoining the church which was a personal donation of Mr. W. O'Neal, [see a portion below of an article telling of the interesting life of Mr. O'Neal] was moved to the location before the church building had been started. It was remodeled and used at first as a chapel for holding dinner services.
In 1903 the work on the church was discontinued for lack of means until 1907 when in the Spring the congregation was enabled through the generosity of kind benefactors to complete the church building. The metal ceiling was presented by the Cassidy Brothers. Mr. W. O'Neal gave the flooring and lumber for the inside finishing of the church. A beautiful altar and brass fixtures were donated by the Extension Society.
On 29 June 1907 on the Feast of St. Peter and Paul, Right Reverend Bishop Henry Joseph Richter blessed the new church. He was assisted by Reverend Optatus Loeffler O.F.M. and Innocent Schluster of Harbor Springs. On the same 29 June 1907 day His Lordship also administered in the Bliss mission the sacrament of confirmation for the FIRST time.
In 1903 the work on the church was discontinued for lack of means until 1907 when in the Spring the congregation was enabled through the generosity of kind benefactors to complete the church building. The metal ceiling was presented by the Cassidy Brothers. Mr. W. O'Neal gave the flooring and lumber for the inside finishing of the church. A beautiful altar and brass fixtures were donated by the Extension Society.
On 29 June 1907 on the Feast of St. Peter and Paul, Right Reverend Bishop Henry Joseph Richter blessed the new church. He was assisted by Reverend Optatus Loeffler O.F.M. and Innocent Schluster of Harbor Springs. On the same 29 June 1907 day His Lordship also administered in the Bliss mission the sacrament of confirmation for the FIRST time.
After the St. Patrick's church building was moved to Cross Village, MIchigan,
it was used as a community center.
Today [2021] the basement of that church building has become the L'Arbre Croche History Museum.
it was used as a community center.
Today [2021] the basement of that church building has become the L'Arbre Croche History Museum.
"The blurred distinction between sacred and profane is best demonstrated in the Parish Center and The Museum of L’Arbre Croche History. The Fr. Albert Langheim, OFM Parish Center is named for the last priest to serve the Cross Village community, known as Father Al. The museum is located in the basement and was started by Father Al, demonstrating the Catholic connection to the wider community and a re-appropriation of Catholic buildings. The Parish Center itself serves as a community gathering place, and although on Church grounds, serves more mundane functions.
The museum is meant to show a continuity between past and present and the strong sense of community involvement. As soon as you walk in you notice a portrait of Our Lady of Victory. Although this space is meant to serve the whole community it is full of Catholic influences. These are not just relics or artifacts, like one might see in a typical museum. These objects still play a functional and dynamic role in the community. The names of the rooms, two Catholic, one Indian, and one French, displays not only the importance of naming but the hybrid nature of the community. Each room in the museum has a distinct theme to it. Three pictures of priests are displayed prominently, along with a considerable number of objects and literature related to them, showing the importance and influence of particular individual historic figures in shaping the identity and history of the area. This is meant to show that Cross Village has played a larger role in shaping regional history. The flags on the wall displaying the various nationalities that have occupied the area symbolize the hybrid history of Cross Village, the missionary flag being prominently displayed separately. In the museum you can buy coffee mugs with a picture of the original wigwam mission church, a map of the area with Indian place names, and a book called Shepherd of the Wilderness by Bernard J. Lambert, a biography on Bishop Baraga." [pages 45-46] ~ Jason Michael Sprague author of "Where the Hell is Cross Village?" 2010 |
~ Bliss United Brethren Church ~
Dedicated 4 May 1904
Renamed Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church (in 1965)
Bliss, Michigan
Dedicated 4 May 1904
Renamed Bliss Pioneer Memorial Church (in 1965)
Bliss, Michigan
~ Brutus Catholic Church ~
Brutus, Michigan
Followed by the Pellston, Michigan, St. Clement Catholic Church...
Brutus, Michigan
Followed by the Pellston, Michigan, St. Clement Catholic Church...
Maurice Eby wrote in his on-line The History of Brutus and Maple River Township book: "Catholic records say that Brutus had a parish from 1896 to 1904 but no building existed until 1902. The diocese bought a lot in October 1901 which was just east of the town hall. The building was finished in 1902 and the first service was held on June 4, 1902. The building was probably constructed poorly as it blew over in a wind storm. I do not know the date, but it probably was in 1904 [see article below for answer to Mr. Eby's question] as that is when the parish ceased. In August of 1906, a fire consumed the damaged building. Meanwhile, Pellston had surpassed Brutus as the center of the Catholic community, so the next Catholic Church was built in Pellston."
The 7 October 1903 The Petoskey Record reported about a Saturday Night Storm: "The Catholic church at Brutus was demolished and many corn fields through out the country are flattened as though a huge roller had been run over them."
In 2019 the Pellston, Michigan, St. Clement Catholic Church is located at 202 Maple Street.
Also, in Pellston, Michigan, is located the St. Nicholas Parish on 1987 Zulski Road. |
~ Brutus Maple River Church > (See Farther Below) Maple River Mennonite Church ~
~ Brutus Zion United Church of Christ ~
6590 Maple River Road, Brutus, Michigan
6590 Maple River Road, Brutus, Michigan
~ Calvary Baptist Church ~
3922 Euclid Street, Brutus, Michigan
3922 Euclid Street, Brutus, Michigan
~ Church of Christ ~
1727 Anderson Road, Petoskey, MIchigan
(On Emmet Street, Petoskey, Michigan, in 1960)
1727 Anderson Road, Petoskey, MIchigan
(On Emmet Street, Petoskey, Michigan, in 1960)
Photo Below: A massive amount of trees were cut down around the Church of Christ building by 26 October 2021.
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~ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ~
707 Alcan Drive (Corner of Alcan Drive and Country Club Road), Petoskey, Michigan
707 Alcan Drive (Corner of Alcan Drive and Country Club Road), Petoskey, Michigan
~ Clarion Church and Church of Brethren~
(It is not known IF these Clarion churches were one and the same, or separate churches)
Clarion, Michigan
(It is not known IF these Clarion churches were one and the same, or separate churches)
Clarion, Michigan
Full text of "The history of the Church of the Brethren in Michigan" copyright 1946 by Brethren Publishing House in Elgin Illinois. Page 64
BEAR LAKE [Later Walloon Lake]
The name appears in the list of congregations at the beginning of the century. One is impressed greatly with the picture of this quaint old church house as it appears in the May 1907 issue of the Missionary Visitor. The data that could be found is not sufficient to permit writing very much.
There is a daughter of Brother Isaac Hufford, of the name of Mrs. Margaret Salah, who is still living in the
vicinity where the church was situated. The author is greatly indebted to her for furnishing valuable information. She tells us that the church was situated at Clarion, a small town eight miles south of Petoskey.
Isaac Hufford and family settled near Petoskey in the spring of 1880. They located at Bear Lake (now Walloon Lake). The G. R. and I. Railroad ended at Petoskey. Clarion at that time consisted of a small clearing. There were just a few hewn logs beside the track. The post office was in a farmhouse. The lumber industry was beginning to draw people to this section. Soon a mill, several stores and a school were opened. The United Brethren, with the help of the people of the community, built a church, which was shared by our people for Sunday-school work. In 1894 the schoolhouse became too small for public school purposes and the building was bought for a church. It was in this building that Isaac Hufford preached the first sermon heard in Clarion. This awakened a new religious interest, and the work grew.
Isaac Hufford, Lewis Margerum and Henry Teegarden were the first trustees. Lewis Margerum, Henry Teegarden, Joulas Doerr and Samuel Wallace were deacons.
The school building was remodeled and was dedicated by a series of meetings held by Brother John Smith of Woodland, Michigan.
The Bear Lake church was once a part of the Little Traverse church. The distance of twenty-five miles was too great to allow the Bear Lake members to meet with that church often.
There was a missionary spirit manifested by the church leaders here, for we are told that services were held at Wetzel, a place thirty miles away. There was a preaching appointment there once a month. It is amazing to note that Brother Isaac Hufford walked the distance twice in order to fill the appointment.
This church fulfilled a mission of spiritual service in the community for about three decades. Then people moved away, others passed on to their eternal reward, and no one was left to fill the vacancies left bv these members. The Sunday school was closed about 1924, and our church activity ceased because of prevailing conditions. It seems evident that the church building was sold to another denomination, and it was recently torn down and removed.
BEAR LAKE [Later Walloon Lake]
The name appears in the list of congregations at the beginning of the century. One is impressed greatly with the picture of this quaint old church house as it appears in the May 1907 issue of the Missionary Visitor. The data that could be found is not sufficient to permit writing very much.
There is a daughter of Brother Isaac Hufford, of the name of Mrs. Margaret Salah, who is still living in the
vicinity where the church was situated. The author is greatly indebted to her for furnishing valuable information. She tells us that the church was situated at Clarion, a small town eight miles south of Petoskey.
Isaac Hufford and family settled near Petoskey in the spring of 1880. They located at Bear Lake (now Walloon Lake). The G. R. and I. Railroad ended at Petoskey. Clarion at that time consisted of a small clearing. There were just a few hewn logs beside the track. The post office was in a farmhouse. The lumber industry was beginning to draw people to this section. Soon a mill, several stores and a school were opened. The United Brethren, with the help of the people of the community, built a church, which was shared by our people for Sunday-school work. In 1894 the schoolhouse became too small for public school purposes and the building was bought for a church. It was in this building that Isaac Hufford preached the first sermon heard in Clarion. This awakened a new religious interest, and the work grew.
Isaac Hufford, Lewis Margerum and Henry Teegarden were the first trustees. Lewis Margerum, Henry Teegarden, Joulas Doerr and Samuel Wallace were deacons.
The school building was remodeled and was dedicated by a series of meetings held by Brother John Smith of Woodland, Michigan.
The Bear Lake church was once a part of the Little Traverse church. The distance of twenty-five miles was too great to allow the Bear Lake members to meet with that church often.
There was a missionary spirit manifested by the church leaders here, for we are told that services were held at Wetzel, a place thirty miles away. There was a preaching appointment there once a month. It is amazing to note that Brother Isaac Hufford walked the distance twice in order to fill the appointment.
This church fulfilled a mission of spiritual service in the community for about three decades. Then people moved away, others passed on to their eternal reward, and no one was left to fill the vacancies left bv these members. The Sunday school was closed about 1924, and our church activity ceased because of prevailing conditions. It seems evident that the church building was sold to another denomination, and it was recently torn down and removed.
Photo Below: Members of Clarion Church gathered outside for a photo
~ Jesus Is Lord ~
Community Church in Bay Shore
10615 Seneca Avenue, Hayes Township, Bay Shore, Michigan
Community Church in Bay Shore
10615 Seneca Avenue, Hayes Township, Bay Shore, Michigan
Photo Below: The church contains the Sanctuary and the Fellowship Hall with a Barrier Free entrance.
Two Photos Below: The Beacon House, next to the church contains
the Community Church Office, the Library and the Conference Room.
the Community Church Office, the Library and the Conference Room.
~ Conway Church ~
Conway, Michigan
Conway, Michigan
~ Cross of Christ Lutheran Church ~
1450 East Mitchell Road, Petoskey, Michigan
1450 East Mitchell Road, Petoskey, Michigan
~ Cross Village Holy Cross Catholic Church ~
Cross Village, Michigan
Cross Village, Michigan
Text with this photo below in a Harbor Light newspaper stated: "When Father Vincent Badin arrived in 1825, this church was already erected in Cross Village. He dedicated it in honor of St. Vincent de Paul. The church was on the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan." Photo courtesy Mrs. William Shurtleff and The Graphic of 14 May 1980.
Two items below were included in the 1886 Cross Village news...
"The Holy Cross church has had many names, including the names of saints. It has been known as Holy Cross since 1895. It has a central entryway with steps leading up to it, meant to be a symbolic as well as actual ascent to the threshold between sacred and profane. Outside are clear markers of a sacred space. It has a typical and plain style to it that is typical of missionary churches in the area, it has a steeple with a cross on top, as well as a cross near the entryway, and a very distinctive stained glass window above the doorway. The stained glass window has an image of the original wigwam church next to an image of Holy Cross Church. In the middle is a large white cross, meant to represent the actual cross further down the road. This window presents a continuity between old and new, Native and Euro-American, with the prominence and centrality of the cross always present." [page 45] ~ Jason Michael Sprague author of "Where the Hell is Cross Village?" 2010
Quoted from Where Michigan Began A Guide to Emmet County, Published 1941 page 26: "In the study of the Holy Cross Church [Cross Village] is a statue that was discovered in 1851 in the little log–and–bark church which had served the parish up to that time. Nothing is known of the origin of this wooden figure coated with plaster of paris, some craftman's conception of the Angel Raphael. It has typically Indian features, with the acquiline nose and straight back hair of the race, and is about three feet in height. It has been well preserved and may be seen in the study of Father Felician Cook, the present parish priest.
Not far from the Holy Cross Church are the tomb and chapel erected by Father Wycamp, who served this parish for 43 years, establishing the convent in 1855 [Photo Below]. This structure was built by Father Wycamp long before his death, for his own burial and it was used by him during much of his life here as a place of meditation. Wycamp Lake, a mile east of the village, was named for this religious leader. An ancient Indian burial ground is situated on its southeast shore." |
Photo Below from 5 May 2010 of Cross Village Cross...
Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging"
Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging"
~ Cross Village Redpath Memorial Presbyterian Church ~
Cross Village, Michigan
Cross Village, Michigan
26 August 1971 Article Below: Reverend Redpath served not only in Cross Village,
but during 1884, he spent some time in Petoskey preaching from various locations.
The in town Cross Village Presbyterian Church burned to the ground in the 1918 fire, and was rebuilt in 1921.
The article below tells of the Redpath Memorial Church and of its historical surroundings in Cross Village, Michigan.
~ Crucifixes ~
Indian River, Michigan, AND Under Little Traverse Bay in Petoskey, Michigan
(Indian River Shrine)
Indian River, Michigan, AND Under Little Traverse Bay in Petoskey, Michigan
(Indian River Shrine)
The Little Traverse Bay underwater crucifix has scheduled viewings if ice and weather permit. The viewings have occurred most years since the 1984 viewing. The crucifix rest in about 23 feet of water, memorializing divers who lost their lives. The 1,850 pound white Italian marble cross is 11 feet long. The figure of Jesus measures 5 feet, 5 inches. The following web site answers: "What is a Giant Marble Crucifix Doing at the Bottom of Lake Michigan?"
Additional photos and information may be found on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve website on the Little Traverse Bay Crucifix web page.
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Cross in the Woods at 7078 M-68, Indian River, Michigan, is a National Shrine, open to the public. On the Cross in the Woods web site a web page titled "About the Shrine" gives the interesting history of how it came to be.
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More information about The National Shrine of the Cross in the Woods may be accessed by clicking HERE.
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
An abundant amount of information and photos about the Little Traverse Bay Crucifix are accessible
on this same Northern Mich~Mash Preserve website on the
"Little Traverse Bay Crucifix" web page.
~ Edgewater Bible Church ~
Edgewater near Kegomic, Michigan
Edgewater near Kegomic, Michigan
Duane Maxwell (b. 1930 d. 2023) was active within the church community at Edgewater Bible Church,
his father's church, and later at Oden Community Church.
his father's church, and later at Oden Community Church.
~ Emmanuel Evangelical Church ~
620 Emmet Street, Petoskey, Michigan
620 Emmet Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Emmanuel Evangelical Church was established in 1880 on the same Emmet Street location as in 2017. The land was bought from Chief Petoskey.
This church name was "German Emmanuel Evangelical Church on a 1907 Sanford Map of Petoskey.
This church name was "Emmanuel United Church of Christ" on a 1976 Map of Petoskey.
The FIRST clergyman was Reverend John D. Boegner in 1880,
followed by Reverend J. Schumm the next year.
In 1975 the membership withdrew from the Synod of United Church of Christ... so became
non denominational Emmanuel Evangelical Church.
This church name was "Emmanuel United Church of Christ" on a 1976 Map of Petoskey.
The FIRST clergyman was Reverend John D. Boegner in 1880,
followed by Reverend J. Schumm the next year.
In 1975 the membership withdrew from the Synod of United Church of Christ... so became
non denominational Emmanuel Evangelical Church.
~ Emmanuel Episcopal Church ~
In 1877 the FIRST Episcopal service was held, using the building of the German Methodist Church.
1890 ~ 1961 Rectory near the Corner of East Mitchell and Waukazoo Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan...
Church was located south on the next lot to the rectory also from 1890 ~ 1961...
"located in the middle the 400 block of Waukazoo Avenue"
(Petoskey District Library is located on this corner in 2017)
In 1877 the FIRST Episcopal service was held, using the building of the German Methodist Church.
1890 ~ 1961 Rectory near the Corner of East Mitchell and Waukazoo Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan...
Church was located south on the next lot to the rectory also from 1890 ~ 1961...
"located in the middle the 400 block of Waukazoo Avenue"
(Petoskey District Library is located on this corner in 2017)
Allan McCune wrote in a photo album found at Petoskey's Little Traverse Historical Museum, of the Episcopal Church: "Moved to present location in 1889. Originally built 1876 - was Presbyterian Church located on Division Street north of Bay Street." This "building moving" also would be referenced in the article below left.
"The altar and re-redos of Emmanuel Episcopal Church were given in memory of Amos Rice 1885, and his wife Loretta Susan Rice 1867, by their son, William Wirt Rice (1833-1891). William Wirt Rice established W.W. Rice Tannery on 30 acres of property adjacent to Little Traverse Bay in Kegomic, Michigan... later the land had grown to 175.5 acres, including the present Petoskey State Park. At the time of W.W. Rice's death in 1891, he was the President of Petoskey.
The Waukazoo Avenue Emmanuel Episcopal Church held its FIRST services in the church on 14 February 1890. Prior to that the church was used by the Presbyterians at a different location. In 1959, when the building was to be razed, it was owned by Michigan Bell Telephone Company. In 1889, the Episcopal congregation had been given the building by the late W.W. Rice, who had acquired the building from the Presbyterians. The Waukazoo site was secured in 1888 by D.J. Cushman, when a subscription drive was held to build a church and parsonage. Added to the rear of the building were a chapel, guild room, parlor and vestry room. Consecration of the church was on 6 August 1906.
In August 1958, the three acre grounds of the 1020 East Mitchell Street property, was purchased from Mrs. George John, and were dedicated and the second stage of a three-phase $235,000 building program was launched.
Plans called for a 64X91½ undercroft adjacent to the former home which became an 8-room rectory. It was built of cement block with a community room of 240 seats, kitchen, boiler room, ladies lounge, sacristy, storage and entrance for a tower to be built and stone-faced. The east part of the home was for seven church school classes, parish office, study and parlor. At the south end of the property was to be a parking lot and softball field. ~ Information gleaned from 23 January 1959 Petoskey News Review
In August 1958, the three acre grounds of the 1020 East Mitchell Street property, was purchased from Mrs. George John, and were dedicated and the second stage of a three-phase $235,000 building program was launched.
Plans called for a 64X91½ undercroft adjacent to the former home which became an 8-room rectory. It was built of cement block with a community room of 240 seats, kitchen, boiler room, ladies lounge, sacristy, storage and entrance for a tower to be built and stone-faced. The east part of the home was for seven church school classes, parish office, study and parlor. At the south end of the property was to be a parking lot and softball field. ~ Information gleaned from 23 January 1959 Petoskey News Review
~ 1949 Largest Single Bequest in Emmet County ~
Below Photo Left and 1953 Article/Photo Right: Rev. Carl A. Hoch held a Cross created from the remains of Commodore Oliver H. Perry's Flag Ship "Lawrence," donated to the church by Mrs. Ethel Rowan Pasquelle (Local Historian). Her family's relative had made keep-sakes for members of his family and friends. In 1878 he gave a cane and a cross to Mrs. Fasquelle's parents. The cross was to be inlaid in an altar at the Episcopal Church along with a wood carving by the late Gustave Hildebrand (PHS Mural notoriety) which was presented by his family. In 1953 the Episcopal Church was still located on Waukazoo Street, so it is not presently known the location of these donated items. If anyone knows where they are, or any more history of the items, please contact this web master by clicking HERE.
Additional information regarding the Flag Ship "Lawrence" and the canes and crosses may be accessed by clicking HERE.
Additional information regarding the Flag Ship "Lawrence" and the canes and crosses may be accessed by clicking HERE.
1937 Photo/Text Below:
Dr. Dean C. Burns in memory of his father, the late Dean S. Burns,
gave a Memorial Creche to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Dr. Dean C. Burns in memory of his father, the late Dean S. Burns,
gave a Memorial Creche to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
In 1957 the Episcopalians purchased the property of the John family at 1020 East Mitchell, Petoskey, Michigan,
where the church building remains in 2022.
Mrs. Juanita Burns John (married to George W. John, Cement Plant Official,
was the sister of Dr. Dean Burns who is Petoskey's "Leader of Medicine".
where the church building remains in 2022.
Mrs. Juanita Burns John (married to George W. John, Cement Plant Official,
was the sister of Dr. Dean Burns who is Petoskey's "Leader of Medicine".
2023 Photo Below: Mrs. John's precious Madonna collection still may be viewed in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
This 2023 photo of a 1941 signed Gustave Hildebrand painting hangs in the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. This painting once hung in the home of Fred and Lola Reusch (Reusch Jewelers in Petoskey, Michigan). Fred and Lola were members of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, as was the artist Hildebrand whose funeral was held in the church; so the preservation of this precious painting in this church is warranted.
~ Cornerstone Ceremonies for Emmanuel Episcopal Church ~
1962
1962
A 14 July 1977 Petoskey News Review article reported that a memorial in Petoskey dedicated to the late Ernest Hemingway, Nobel and Pulitzer prize winning author, who died in 1961, is a stained glass window at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mitchell Street. The beautiful memorial window was given to the church by his sister, Mrs. Ernest J. Miller, who, at the time of donation, owned "Windemere" the family cottage on Walloon Lake and lived there during the summer season.
~ Epsilon Evangelical Church ~
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~ Epsilon United Methodist Church ~
~ Epsilon Community Church ~
8251 East Mitchell Road, Petoskey, Michigan
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~ Epsilon United Methodist Church ~
~ Epsilon Community Church ~
8251 East Mitchell Road, Petoskey, Michigan
Photo Above Labeled in the 23 October 1954 Petoskey Evening News & Northern Michigan Review: "To Be Dedicated. The newly remodeled Epsilon Evangelical church and the newly built Fellowship House will be dedicated Sunday at 2:30 p.m." (News Review photo by Jim Doherty)
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Click HERE to access a 6 June 2012 news article about The Reverend Jerry L. Jaquish retiring from ministry in the United Methodist Church after 35 years of service. The article also tells about what his children were doing at that time.
2 February 2024 Petoskey News Review article reported:
Epsilon United Methodist Church has decided to disaffiliate with its denomination, and to become
Epsilon Community Church.
Epsilon United Methodist Church has decided to disaffiliate with its denomination, and to become
Epsilon Community Church.
~ Trinity Evangelical Church ~
(Listed as Evangelical Church on the 1901 Sanborn Map)
(Listed as First Four Square Gospel Church on the 1929 Sanborn Map)
Corner of Grove and Howard streets, Petoskey, Michigan
2018 - Residence
(Listed as Evangelical Church on the 1901 Sanborn Map)
(Listed as First Four Square Gospel Church on the 1929 Sanborn Map)
Corner of Grove and Howard streets, Petoskey, Michigan
2018 - Residence
Services were held in private homes in 1878 by Reverend W.J. Zander, a German preacher. A couple of years later Reverend George Johnson was the pastor of the Trinity Evangelical Church, and raised the funds to build the church on the corner of Howard and Grove streets. Later, this building was sold and services held in the Adventist church until the Trinity church building at 219 State Street was erected (see 219 State Street structure farther below on this same web page).
The 1914 obituary above for James M. George gives bits of the history of his church... the Evangelical church, corner of Howard and Grove Street, Petoskey, Michigan, where his funeral services were held, before burial in the Greenwood Cemetery. When Mr. and Mrs. James and Mary (Schilling) George moved to Petoskey in 1882, the Evangelical church had seven constituted members. They then worshipped in the school house. They labored diligently when the church was built and worked faithfully in the cause of Christ, being very loyal to all the interests of the church.
1895 Photo Below: The church APPEARS to be in the same location as the corner of Grove and Howard streets, across from the OLD High School as labeled. Contact Webmaster with any information about this photo...
Photo Below: Looking north on Howard Street with three church steeples in view...
The 1896 Sanford Map below shows the three church locations of the three church steeples
in the the photo above on Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan.
in the the photo above on Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan.
~ Family of Christ Church ~
2275 Resort Pike Road, Petoskey Michigan
2275 Resort Pike Road, Petoskey Michigan
Pastor James (Jim) Larsen helped found Family of Christ Church in Petoskey in 1974.
~ First Baptist Church at Alanson ~
~ First Christian Church ~
308 Monroe Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Corner of Monroe and Liberty streets)
308 Monroe Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Corner of Monroe and Liberty streets)
FIRST pastor of the First Christian Church Fred S. Linsell passed away in 1937.
SECOND pastor S.V. Mattson Welcomed...
SECOND pastor S.V. Mattson Welcomed...
Obituary Below: John C. Lewis was "instrumental in securing the site and starting the building fund
for the new First Christian Church."
for the new First Christian Church."
More of the sign paintings of Ray Lewis who painted the First Christian Church sign above may be viewed on this same Northern Mich~Mash Preserve web site on the "Signs and Window Displays" web page by clicking HERE.
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In 1975 the pastor was R. Robert Cueni.
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~ First Church of Christ, Scientist, Petoskey ~
420 Waukazoo Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan
420 Waukazoo Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan
The 1907 Sanborn Map identifies the corner of State and Howard streets as being that of the "Christian Science Church."
By 1911 the land previously owned by the Kilborn Family [as noted in article below left], at the corner of Michigan Street and Waukazoo Avenue, was holding First Church of Christ, Scientist, services in a new edifice. The edifice standing in this same location in 2017 was erected about 1966 with a planned open house for early in 1967. The remodeled and enlarged building of 1966 featured Colonial styling, columns and lighting with a lighted dome over the top. The dome light was also visible in the new auditorium.
By 1911 the land previously owned by the Kilborn Family [as noted in article below left], at the corner of Michigan Street and Waukazoo Avenue, was holding First Church of Christ, Scientist, services in a new edifice. The edifice standing in this same location in 2017 was erected about 1966 with a planned open house for early in 1967. The remodeled and enlarged building of 1966 featured Colonial styling, columns and lighting with a lighted dome over the top. The dome light was also visible in the new auditorium.
~ First Church of God ~
Corner of Madison and Ingalls Streets, Petoskey, Michigan
LATER in same location...
~ Word of Life Community Church ~
403 Madison Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Original Building had been the Maple Grove School building in Hayes Township Charlevoix County.
Corner of Madison and Ingalls Streets, Petoskey, Michigan
LATER in same location...
~ Word of Life Community Church ~
403 Madison Street, Petoskey, Michigan
Original Building had been the Maple Grove School building in Hayes Township Charlevoix County.
~ First Methodist Church ~
Pellston, Michigan
The Col. Bogardus gave the land and much money to build the First Methodist Church in Pellston;
two doors from his home on Edgar Street.
Here he worshiped and her his funeral was conducted when he died in 1929.
His remains were buried in Paxton, Illinois.
Pellston, Michigan
The Col. Bogardus gave the land and much money to build the First Methodist Church in Pellston;
two doors from his home on Edgar Street.
Here he worshiped and her his funeral was conducted when he died in 1929.
His remains were buried in Paxton, Illinois.
~ Leon Carpenter was the Circuit Rider for Pellston in 1907 ~
~ Four Square Indian Gospel Church ~
Petoskey, Michigan
Petoskey, Michigan
Left Obituary: Mrs. Susan George's funeral services were held from the Foursquare Indian church. She was born 2 October 1860 in Petoskey, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Blackbird. At the time of her death she was believed to be the OLDEST resident in Petoskey who was born in Petoskey. |
On 9 March 2009 Simon Otto's memories were printed in The Petoskey News Review: "With the power of electricity going high, at one time Petoskey produced its own power by water, which were dams. They were located on the Bear River, the first one being called the McManus Dam. Alongside of it was a sawmill where they cut logs into lumber. Its spillway was on Bridge Street. They brought the logs to Bridge Street and unloaded them and then rolled them down the bank into the water and floated them to the dam, where they were poled into a moving belt that took them up into the saw to be cut into lumber. That spillway was where the Four Square Indian Church was built later on. It was built of logs. A Mr. Jim Smith was the pastor there. Later, those logs were covered with siding."
~ Fundamental Baptist Church of Harbor Springs ~
~ Genesis Church ~
1124 Northmen Drive, Petoskey, Michigan
Photo Below: In the process of being built...
(Grand Opening held 9 September 2018)
1124 Northmen Drive, Petoskey, Michigan
Photo Below: In the process of being built...
(Grand Opening held 9 September 2018)
~ German Lutheran ~
Corner of Petoskey and Fulton Streets, Petoskey, Michigan
On the 1901 Sanborn Map this locations was labeled as Evangelical Lutheran Church.
(Petoskey Mennonite Church later renamed Hilltop Fellowship - CLOSED)
Final Service 23 August 2015
~ The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey in 2017~
Property owned in 2019 by "Chapel of Our Guardian Angels Church"
Corner of Petoskey and Fulton Streets, Petoskey, Michigan
On the 1901 Sanborn Map this locations was labeled as Evangelical Lutheran Church.
(Petoskey Mennonite Church later renamed Hilltop Fellowship - CLOSED)
Final Service 23 August 2015
~ The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey in 2017~
Property owned in 2019 by "Chapel of Our Guardian Angels Church"
By 1876 the Zion Evangelical Lutheran pastor was performing sacred acts in Petoskey, Michigan. Then periodically pastors from Reed City and Leland came to Petoskey to lead services. Then Reverend J. Karrer came, finally to establish a congregation in 1879. Sometimes meetings were held in private homes, and then at the Emmet Street parsonage with their FIRST minister Reverend M.H. Feddersen. In 1892 Reverend E.R. Schauer, the third pastor was called and during his time the church was built on the corner of Fulton and Petoskey streets.
The 19 February 1981 Petoskey News Review reported regarding the Zion Lutheran Church located on 500 West Mitchell Street: "After organizing in 1879, Zion built its first 'Church on the Hill' at the corner of Fulton and Petoskey Streets in 1892. A growing membership built the present edifice at 500 W. Mitchell, dedicating it in 1949. The congregation has plans to add an educational unit and fellowship are to its present structure in the near future."
In 1951 the Petoskey Mennonite Church bought the building, later changing the name to the Hilltop Mennonite Fellowship. It was in 2015 when the Mennonites sold the building, to then be purchased by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey.
The 19 February 1981 Petoskey News Review reported regarding the Zion Lutheran Church located on 500 West Mitchell Street: "After organizing in 1879, Zion built its first 'Church on the Hill' at the corner of Fulton and Petoskey Streets in 1892. A growing membership built the present edifice at 500 W. Mitchell, dedicating it in 1949. The congregation has plans to add an educational unit and fellowship are to its present structure in the near future."
In 1951 the Petoskey Mennonite Church bought the building, later changing the name to the Hilltop Mennonite Fellowship. It was in 2015 when the Mennonites sold the building, to then be purchased by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Petoskey.
The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on 10 September 1986.
National Register of Historic Places on 10 September 1986.
~ Grace Methodist Episcopal Church ~
625 Connable Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Across from Lincoln Elementary School)
625 Connable Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Across from Lincoln Elementary School)
No longer used as a church, but rather as an office building, Grace Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church that was added to the National Register of Historic Places 9 July 2010. The Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, constructed between 1903 and 1908, is a single-story frame church building with a gabled roof.
~ Greensky Hill Mission ~
Charlevoix, Michigan
Charlevoix, Michigan
Building the Greensky Hill Mission was possible only after floating the materials on canoes
from the Mission Point Leelanau Peninsula.
The materials came up Lake MIchigan, down Pine River and then to Susan Lake.
from the Mission Point Leelanau Peninsula.
The materials came up Lake MIchigan, down Pine River and then to Susan Lake.
Click HERE to access listings of Greensky Hill Old Cemetery tombstones.
Prudence Bolton/Boulton according to her death certificate, and as posted on Find-A-Grave, was to be buried in Brookside Cemetery in Charlevoix County, Charlevoix, Michigan. A memorial cross, however, is set for Prudence Bolton/Boulton in the Greensky Cemetery. Prudence Bolton was supposedly the inspiration for the love interest for Nick Adams in Ernest Hemingway's Michigan story "Ten Indians." Prudence Bolton lived a short life from 12 September 1901 until 15 February 1918 when she committed a double suicide with Richard Castle [see article below left].
Articles Left and Above: So far no obituary has been found for Prudence Bolton, only her death certificate verifies her death date and circumstance. Neither has a news article been found regarding Ruth Blaine from 16 December 1917 who committed suicide while being held in jail.
A Petoskey News Review article including Prudence Bolton and her mother Anna Tabeshaw Boulton connected to the Greensky Cemetery may be accessed by clicking HERE.
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~ Greenwood Church ~
(Location unknown, but perhaps the reason for Greenwood Church Road, Petoskey, Michigan???)
(Location unknown, but perhaps the reason for Greenwood Church Road, Petoskey, Michigan???)
Photo Below Labeled: "1880s Greenwood Sunday School (Reverend George Weaver)"
Reverend George Weaver's FIRST mission Sunday School was at Greenwood in November 1891.
Eight people attended that first meeting, and in eight months the attendance grew to 84.
Reverend George Weaver's FIRST mission Sunday School was at Greenwood in November 1891.
Eight people attended that first meeting, and in eight months the attendance grew to 84.
Photo Above and Left: The churches appear to be the same building; at left in the process of building the steeple. The photos themselves, however, seem to be reversed.
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Read additional information about Reverend George Weaver's travels to multiple churches... by foot, by horse and buggy and in his 1911 Hupmobile on the "Vehicles and Bicycles" web page on this same web site by clicking HERE. Reverend Weaver was the FIRST Sunday School missionary. He represented the American Sunday School Union.
~ Harbor Light Community Chapel ~
8220 Clayton Road, Harbor Springs, Michigan
8220 Clayton Road, Harbor Springs, Michigan
14 October 2000 Dr. Doug Kinne passed away. Doug served as a school board member for Harbor Light Christian School for 10 years. Doug and his wife Jan Kinne were members of Harbor Light Chapel and the FIRST commissioned missionaries from the church.
"The 'Solid Rock Center' is being built to include an upper level track, Saturday open gyms and sports camps, no more setting up and tearing down for school and church functions, a second level 'Legacy Floor' to tell the story of Harbor Light Christian School and highlight benefactors, space to bring together families and community, and a weight and fitness room." ~ Harbor Light Christian School
On 20 January 2023 the FIRST varsity basketball game for the Diamond Swordsmen was played in
Harbor Light's Solid Rock Center with head coach Jason Roussin.
Above the main floor is a mini court with a piece of the former Detroit Pistons' floor from the Pontiac Silverdome...
a piece of history with greats like
Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, and Magic Johnson having played on the floor.
Harbor Light's Solid Rock Center with head coach Jason Roussin.
Above the main floor is a mini court with a piece of the former Detroit Pistons' floor from the Pontiac Silverdome...
a piece of history with greats like
Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, and Magic Johnson having played on the floor.
~ Holy Childhood of Jesus Church ~
150 West Main Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
150 West Main Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
Photo Below: Harbor Springs Holy Childhood Catholic Church and "Old Convent"
Photo Below Undated: Gathering near Holy Childhood Catholic Church
Photo Below: View of Harbor Springs and Little Traverse Bay
from height of steeple and cross of Holy Childhood Church
from height of steeple and cross of Holy Childhood Church
Two Photos Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
~ Horton Bay Methodist Church ~
(Church where Ernest Hemingway married Hadley Richardson)
(Church where Ernest Hemingway married Hadley Richardson)
Ernest and Hadley’s Charlevoix County 1921 marriage record stated that they were married by Reverend W.J. Datson. Horton Bay Church records, however, do not show W.J. Datson as being the assigned reverend for the church. Newspaper articles showed that Datson had become the minister of Petoskey’s Emmanuel Episcopal church by 11 May 1919. So that begs the question as to what was happening in the Horton Bay Church regarding who the church’s minister was in that 1921 timeframe.
As a contemporary of the Hemingway Family, and with the Ohle Family being friends to Hadley Richardson’s family in St. Louis, William Ohle wrote of the Hemingways, and the Horton Bay Church; mentioning that the Ohle Family attended the Methodist Church on “scheduled Sundays.” In his 1976 booklet of “100 Years in Horton Bay” Ohle described the Hemingway’s wedding which Ohle attended; “Ernest and Hadley were married in the forlorn little [Horton Bay] Methodist Church, and perhaps the only solid reason to regret its passing.”
Ohle continued, “The Methodist Church has long since been demolished, which was a merciful exodus because it never really ‘got off the ground’ as a happy place of worship, and was a stark symbol of failure standing alone and empty. There is nothing worse than an abandoned church.
In the long run, the Horton Bay Methodist Church was a monument to the inability of the ‘bosses’ to copy the shining success of the ‘workers’; the vindication of the latter and a just reward for their long journey from Old World religious oppression to the Promised Land of Horton Bay. An American Saga.”
It almost seems as if Ohle was speaking in “code” regarding the POLITICS of Horton Bay’s little church, and what was transpiring… but, it is obvious that changes were in progress. Mrs. Mary (Koteskey) Crouterfield was the sister of three minister brothers, Charles, Will and Ed, and another sister Martha Koteskey married a minister. Mary spoke more directly about the stance of the Horton Bay church in the 1970s. Ohle wrote, “The present Horton Bay Church, according to Mary [Crouterfield], was one of the fruits of a six-weeks revival which she well remembers, when seventy-four or seventy-five local people, young and old, including herself, joined the Evangelical group. The present building, erected through the personal labor of many of the members, was finished, as recorded on the bell in the steeple, in 1898, and has been healthy and happy ever since. In fact, it was handsomely enlarged in 1973.”
Mary continued, “The Methodists remained a very small congregation but, encouraged by the successful efforts of the Evangelical group, managed to build the little house of worship that was next to the store [This was the church building where Ernest and Hadley married.]. However, its congregation did not grow and eventually the remnants of the congregation joined with the Methodist Church in Boyne City.
Mary explained, “In 1946 the Church of the United Brethren in Christ merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church and became known as the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The merged group is now designated the United Methodist Church.”
Ohle listed the ministers of the Horton Bay-North Bay Circuit with O.Y. Schneider in 1919-1920 and G.H. Simpson in 1920-1921 which would have been the time of Ernest and Hadley’s 1921 marriage there. The local Petoskey Evening News paper confirmed that Reverend G.H. Simpson preached sermons in the Evangelical revival services, and was referenced as “Rev. G.H. Simpson, Evangelical pastor at Horton Bay” like in the 18 December 1920 Petoskey Evening News article below.
As a contemporary of the Hemingway Family, and with the Ohle Family being friends to Hadley Richardson’s family in St. Louis, William Ohle wrote of the Hemingways, and the Horton Bay Church; mentioning that the Ohle Family attended the Methodist Church on “scheduled Sundays.” In his 1976 booklet of “100 Years in Horton Bay” Ohle described the Hemingway’s wedding which Ohle attended; “Ernest and Hadley were married in the forlorn little [Horton Bay] Methodist Church, and perhaps the only solid reason to regret its passing.”
Ohle continued, “The Methodist Church has long since been demolished, which was a merciful exodus because it never really ‘got off the ground’ as a happy place of worship, and was a stark symbol of failure standing alone and empty. There is nothing worse than an abandoned church.
In the long run, the Horton Bay Methodist Church was a monument to the inability of the ‘bosses’ to copy the shining success of the ‘workers’; the vindication of the latter and a just reward for their long journey from Old World religious oppression to the Promised Land of Horton Bay. An American Saga.”
It almost seems as if Ohle was speaking in “code” regarding the POLITICS of Horton Bay’s little church, and what was transpiring… but, it is obvious that changes were in progress. Mrs. Mary (Koteskey) Crouterfield was the sister of three minister brothers, Charles, Will and Ed, and another sister Martha Koteskey married a minister. Mary spoke more directly about the stance of the Horton Bay church in the 1970s. Ohle wrote, “The present Horton Bay Church, according to Mary [Crouterfield], was one of the fruits of a six-weeks revival which she well remembers, when seventy-four or seventy-five local people, young and old, including herself, joined the Evangelical group. The present building, erected through the personal labor of many of the members, was finished, as recorded on the bell in the steeple, in 1898, and has been healthy and happy ever since. In fact, it was handsomely enlarged in 1973.”
Mary continued, “The Methodists remained a very small congregation but, encouraged by the successful efforts of the Evangelical group, managed to build the little house of worship that was next to the store [This was the church building where Ernest and Hadley married.]. However, its congregation did not grow and eventually the remnants of the congregation joined with the Methodist Church in Boyne City.
Mary explained, “In 1946 the Church of the United Brethren in Christ merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church and became known as the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The merged group is now designated the United Methodist Church.”
Ohle listed the ministers of the Horton Bay-North Bay Circuit with O.Y. Schneider in 1919-1920 and G.H. Simpson in 1920-1921 which would have been the time of Ernest and Hadley’s 1921 marriage there. The local Petoskey Evening News paper confirmed that Reverend G.H. Simpson preached sermons in the Evangelical revival services, and was referenced as “Rev. G.H. Simpson, Evangelical pastor at Horton Bay” like in the 18 December 1920 Petoskey Evening News article below.
A 25 April 1921 Petoskey Evening News article announced that “O.Y. Schneider of Boyne City is the new Evangelical pastor”.
The later 30 March 1923 Petoskey Evening News noted that Reverend William Koteskey would aid Rev. O.Y. Schneider at Horton Bay.
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After research of local 1919 >1921 newspaper articles, it still was NOT obvious, just who was the proclaimed minister of the Horton Bay Church on 23 September 1921, but it seemed that because the church had become an Evangelical Church, various ministers often spoke at different times as requested. A single 31 March 1923 Petoskey Evening News paper included Schneider, Koteskey AND Datson. Each was noted as still ministering: O.Y. Schneider, paster at Evangelical Church at the corner of Howard and Grove streets, with Rev. Wm. Koteskey, of Bay City, to preach at that same church on Monday evening. AND W.J. Datson was the Rector of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at the corner of Mitchell Street and Waukazoo Avenue.
Ernest’s request for choice of minister to perform his marriage had been expressed in an August 1921 letter to Miss Grace Quinlan in Petoskey; noting that Hadley “doesn’t care particularly what breed of priest it is, but prefers one that doesn’t wear a celluloid collar or chaw tobacco.“ Obviously, W.J. Datson, rector of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Petoskey, not the proclaimed Horton Bay Church, filled those requirements, and was requested to perform the wedding for Ernest and Hadley Richardson in the little Horton Bay Church.
~ compiled by Karla Buckmaster
The later 30 March 1923 Petoskey Evening News noted that Reverend William Koteskey would aid Rev. O.Y. Schneider at Horton Bay.
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After research of local 1919 >1921 newspaper articles, it still was NOT obvious, just who was the proclaimed minister of the Horton Bay Church on 23 September 1921, but it seemed that because the church had become an Evangelical Church, various ministers often spoke at different times as requested. A single 31 March 1923 Petoskey Evening News paper included Schneider, Koteskey AND Datson. Each was noted as still ministering: O.Y. Schneider, paster at Evangelical Church at the corner of Howard and Grove streets, with Rev. Wm. Koteskey, of Bay City, to preach at that same church on Monday evening. AND W.J. Datson was the Rector of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at the corner of Mitchell Street and Waukazoo Avenue.
Ernest’s request for choice of minister to perform his marriage had been expressed in an August 1921 letter to Miss Grace Quinlan in Petoskey; noting that Hadley “doesn’t care particularly what breed of priest it is, but prefers one that doesn’t wear a celluloid collar or chaw tobacco.“ Obviously, W.J. Datson, rector of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Petoskey, not the proclaimed Horton Bay Church, filled those requirements, and was requested to perform the wedding for Ernest and Hadley Richardson in the little Horton Bay Church.
~ compiled by Karla Buckmaster
The watercolor painting above of the Horton Bay Methodist Church was painted by
Jack Appleton in 1982 as noted on a close-up of his signature below.
Jack Appleton in 1982 as noted on a close-up of his signature below.
What happened to the watercolor painting of Horton Bay's little Methodist Church painted by Mr. Rudolph Dahlgreen who lived across from the church? Mr. Dahlgreen painted it, and the community paid part of the charge for the painting and its framing costs. The framed picture, a wedding gift, was given to Ernest Hemingway and his bride Hadley Richardson who were married in that little church in September 1921. Mr. William Ohle talked of this on page 27 in his booklet 100 Years in Horton Bay Charlevoix County, Michigan 1876 ~ 1976 which may be accessed HERE.
~ Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses ~
1830 Shaw Road, Petoskey, Michigan
(Previously US 31 North, Petoskey, Michigan)
1830 Shaw Road, Petoskey, Michigan
(Previously US 31 North, Petoskey, Michigan)
~ Landmark Baptist Church ~
1182 Kemp Road, Petoskey, Michigan
1182 Kemp Road, Petoskey, Michigan
~ Maple River Mennonite Church (See Above Brutus Maple River Church) ~
Brutus, Michigan
Brutus, Michigan
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~ Methodist Church ~
The church building had been on the corner of Division and East Mitchell Street.
In 1980, the Methodists moved to a contemporary building at 1804 East Mitchell Street (10 acres),
Petoskey, Michigan
The church building had been on the corner of Division and East Mitchell Street.
In 1980, the Methodists moved to a contemporary building at 1804 East Mitchell Street (10 acres),
Petoskey, Michigan
The 1884 published The Traverse Region stated: "The first quarterly meeting of the M.E. Church was held June 11, 1875. Services were held in Mr. Blayne’s mill, and conducted by Rev. J.W. Miller, presiding elder. Mrs. J.A. Rowan furnished the organ, which was taken to the mill on a hand cart belonging to Mr. Bump. Mrs. Rowan was the first music teacher in the village.”
Methodists first held services in Petoskey in 1873 in the Rose House, the city's first hotel.
In 1875 the foundation of the first Methodist church (doubling as a school house) was laid,
and the building was finished a year or two later
through the efforts of Reverend Tilden who was stationed in Petoskey at that time.
The wood frame Victorian building was designed by M.Robinson of Grand Rapids.
The 22 July 1993 Emmet County Graphic included the following: "The building [Methodist Church on the Corner of Mitchell and Division streets] was finished in 1890 and had been on the site of the home of Louis Petoskey [son of Chief Petoskey for whom the city is named].
1940 Articles Below: "M.E. Church 50 Years Old" article told of 50 year anniversary; so yes, church was built in 1890. The 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Lawton who were the FIRST couple to be married in that present church edifice before its completion also was celebrating their 50th anniversary.
1940 Articles Below: "M.E. Church 50 Years Old" article told of 50 year anniversary; so yes, church was built in 1890. The 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Lawton who were the FIRST couple to be married in that present church edifice before its completion also was celebrating their 50th anniversary.
9 February 1877: Shaw & McMillan gave lots for M.E. Church.
Photo Below Labeled: "Methodist Church in distance on Mitchell Street and Division Street in Petoskey"
Prior to having a home location, the congregation met in a school house, under a large maple called the "pulpit Tree," in a railroad car, a mill, and in a room over McCarty's Saloon (today's City Park Grill).
In 1907, the First Methodist Church was known as the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
In 1907, the First Methodist Church was known as the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
The present 2021 structure on the corner of Division and East Mitchell Street (Now an art center)
was built in 1890 as the United Methodist Church.
That property was given to the church in 1877 by Shaw and McMillan.
Now, the Petoskey United Methodist Church has moved to 1804 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey, Michigan.
The 7 June 1890 The Daily Resorter reported: "On the corner of Mitchell and Divisions street, the new M.E. church is rapidly nearing completion. We regret that the work isn't far enough along so that we could give a view of the building, for it will be the finest church in this part of the state and reflects great credit on the town, the society and the contractor, Mr. D. Seibert, who is doing the work in the most workmanlike manner."
1899 Article Below: "The large M.E. church of this city [Petoskey] will be re-decorated throughout,
and Mr. Ruch having the contract, it goes without saying it will be better than ever. "
and Mr. Ruch having the contract, it goes without saying it will be better than ever. "
During the planning for the Centennial for Petoskey's United Methodist Church...
the 13 August 1974 Petoskey News Review article below presents an interesting history of the church.
the 13 August 1974 Petoskey News Review article below presents an interesting history of the church.
The 1950 article below gives a detailed account of the new 1908 Methodist Church organ,
including the names of the multiple organists over the years; 1908 > 1950.
including the names of the multiple organists over the years; 1908 > 1950.
The church pipe organ, installed in 1908, cost $2700.00
and was capable of providing joyful music for years...
In 1980, the organ was moved to the new Methodist Church 1804 East Mitchell Street.
and was capable of providing joyful music for years...
In 1980, the organ was moved to the new Methodist Church 1804 East Mitchell Street.
Photo Below: Young ladies in front of the pipe organ at the Methodist Church were
beside the picture on the easel of Dr. David Livingston.
beside the picture on the easel of Dr. David Livingston.
Photo/Text Below:
Reverend Ross W. Stoakes was retiring, with Mrs. Stoakes looking on,
was shaking hands with Mrs. M.C. Wingate, one of the oldest members of the church in 1950.
In the early 1970s the Methodist Church members had purchased 10 acres of property farther outside the city, but still on Mitchell Street... completing a new church there about 1981, when the last service was held in the old Methodist Church on 9 November 1980...
Removing the BELL from the old Methodist Church site...
July 1980
July 1980
Installing the BELL at the new site...
August 1980
August 1980
The 3 May 2022 Petoskey News Review reported:
"Pastor James Mitchum retires from United Methodist Church".
Mitchum started with the church in 1997, and retired in 2022 as the longest serving pastor at the church.
"Pastor James Mitchum retires from United Methodist Church".
Mitchum started with the church in 1997, and retired in 2022 as the longest serving pastor at the church.
In a MyNorth on-line article by Kate Bassett, Liz Ahrens from Crooked Tree Arts Center stated about the transfer of the Methodist Church building into an art center... First the Virginia McCune Art Center, and later the Crooked Tree Arts Center: "In 1980, the arts center’s founders [assisted by Allan McCune in his wife Virginia McCune's memory] voted to buy the church building for $180,000, even though the organization had no money, no business plan, and no staff. In the late ’90s, dreams for a major historic preservation and renovation kicked off a $4 million capital campaign. Construction was completed in 2003."
~ Methodist Episcopal Church ~
Levering, Michigan
Levering, Michigan
~ Minehaha Church ~
Pickerel Lake Road near its intersection with Channel Road, Petoskey, Michigan
(Previously had been home to Minehaha Rural School)
In late 1990s or early 2000s Ray Terpening ministered in this building
as a non-denominational congregation.
Pickerel Lake Road near its intersection with Channel Road, Petoskey, Michigan
(Previously had been home to Minehaha Rural School)
In late 1990s or early 2000s Ray Terpening ministered in this building
as a non-denominational congregation.
~ New Life Anglican Church ~
(Previous home of United Missionary with previous to that being Trinity EUB Church)
219 State Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Previous home of United Missionary with previous to that being Trinity EUB Church)
219 State Street, Petoskey, Michigan
The Trinity Evangelical Church is a 2-1/2 story Classical Revival brick structure with a single story polygonal entrance and a gable roof. The Trinity Evangelical congregation constructed this church in 1929. As of 2017, the building houses the New Life Anglican Church. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 10 September 1986.
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~ Oden Community Church ~
~ First Presbyterian Church ~
501 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Erected in 1852 as a mission and a school, presided over by Andrew Porter)
Reverend John Redpath came to Petoskey's Presbyterian Church in 1875,
leaving in 1878 after accepting a call to Big Rapids, Michigan.
Reverend W.S. Potter was called in 1878 and the FIRST regularly called and installed pastor.
Downtown Presbyterian Church was built on Division Street close to Rose Street corner.
Church debt incurred in 1926 and the mortgage was burned in 1944.
501 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey, Michigan
(Erected in 1852 as a mission and a school, presided over by Andrew Porter)
Reverend John Redpath came to Petoskey's Presbyterian Church in 1875,
leaving in 1878 after accepting a call to Big Rapids, Michigan.
Reverend W.S. Potter was called in 1878 and the FIRST regularly called and installed pastor.
Downtown Presbyterian Church was built on Division Street close to Rose Street corner.
Church debt incurred in 1926 and the mortgage was burned in 1944.
Two Clippings Below: Andrew Porter offered the Mission Chapel bell to the Presbyterian Church until he will use it again to call the natives together for worship. Only a year later, the newspaper was encouraging the Presbyterian church to have a new bell because that old “rattlebox” that is now in the tower is but little good.
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Photo Below: The interior of the Presbyterian Church in Petoskey with Reverend Francis E. Stout.
He served the church from 1887-1889.
He served the church from 1887-1889.
Noted in Article Below:
The Presbyterian Church established a mission and school in 1852 for the Indians in the Bear Creek area.
Additional information about the Mission Church may be access on this same web site by clicking HERE.
The Presbyterian Church established a mission and school in 1852 for the Indians in the Bear Creek area.
Additional information about the Mission Church may be access on this same web site by clicking HERE.
Article Below: One hundred years after the Presbyterian Church established,
the church was observing the Centennial with ceremonies within the church.
For additional information about Andrew Porter's pioneering of the Presbyterian Church on this same web site,
click HERE.
the church was observing the Centennial with ceremonies within the church.
For additional information about Andrew Porter's pioneering of the Presbyterian Church on this same web site,
click HERE.
1878 Photo Above and 1885 Map Below: Looking east up Bay Street, the original Presbyterian Church could be seen on Division Street in the distance. The church was close to Rose Street to the north. The Arlington hotel could be seen close to Little Traverse Bay. A railroad car was on the track that ran in front of the Presbyterian Church. Later in 1889 the Presbyterians had built a new church building which still exists today on 501 East Mitchell Street (corner of East Mitchell and Division streets). Today's church was dedicated 6 March 1889, on land donated by Morgan and Isabella Curtis.
Photo Below: In July 1888 the building of the present (in 2021) Presbyterian Church commenced.
Photo Below: Presbyterian Church shortly after completion of construction... probably about 1889
The present day 2020 building of the Presbyterian Church was built in 1888.
It was dedicated in 1889 as noted on the pamphlet below.
The 1889 Dedication pamphlet below was submitted by Paul VanWagoner from the Collection of the Treloar Family
with permission to post only on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve website.
CLICK PLAY to view the slideshow below...
with permission to post only on this Northern Mich~Mash Preserve website.
CLICK PLAY to view the slideshow below...
Photo Below: "Street Scene, Looking West on Mitchell Street," including the Presbyterian Church on the far right with the Methodist Church across Division Street...
Article Below: 1912 Petoskey High School graduation exercises were held in the Presbyterian church.
The corner stone of the PHS building was 1913... so not yet built in 1912.
Article Below:
The Presbyterian Church incurred the building debt in 1926, and burned it in 1944 in celebration.
The Presbyterian Church incurred the building debt in 1926, and burned it in 1944 in celebration.
Presbyterian Organ
1951 and 1955
1951 and 1955
During the 2020-2021 COVID–19 pandemic, the church undertook extensive renovations of everything, except the sanctuary area; with the building being closed from 12 March 2020 until March 2021. The church views its "calling" as a community center for the entire community. The project, thus, entailed ADA accessible restrooms and entrance, along with an expanded fellowship hall for AA meetings, free lunches, and similar functions.
After the completion of the extensive renovations of the last two years of Presbyterian Church capital improvements, a steeple, built by Eric Kennedy, a local carpenter and craftsman, will be installed 9 June 2022, weather permitting. The steeple installation will be the culmination of the renovations. The church building has been lacking a steeple for several years.
Photo Below: The Presbyterian Church's new steeple was installed 9 June 2022.
Photographer Alex Childress caught the action.
Photographer Alex Childress caught the action.
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
Two Photos Above: Presbyterian Church on 1 June 2022 without a steeple, AND
just four days after (on 13 June 2022) the new steeple had been installed on 9 June 2022
To view additional photos of...
just prior to the newly installed steeple, AND just following the newly installed steeple,
view the slideshow below by clicking on "PLAY" in the upper left corner of the main photo below.
just four days after (on 13 June 2022) the new steeple had been installed on 9 June 2022
To view additional photos of...
just prior to the newly installed steeple, AND just following the newly installed steeple,
view the slideshow below by clicking on "PLAY" in the upper left corner of the main photo below.
The new steeple is to be dedicated 6 November 2022 as a culmination of a "three-year capital campaign and a two-year series of renovations to the 150-year-old" Presbyterian Church of Petoskey. ~ Petoskey News Review (3 November 2022)
First Presbyterian Church of Harbor Springs
Corner of West Lake and Cemetery Roads, Harbor Springs, Michigan
(7940 Cemetery Road)
PREVIOUSLY...
Corner of West Lake and Cemetery Roads, Harbor Springs, Michigan
(7940 Cemetery Road)
PREVIOUSLY...
First United Presbyterian Church
(May be a residence now)
East Third Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
(May be a residence now)
East Third Street, Harbor Springs, Michigan
Three Photos Below: On 5 September 1993, ground was broken on this new place of worship
with a larger facility to meet the needs of a growing congregation.
with a larger facility to meet the needs of a growing congregation.
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In June, 1882, Rev. W. S. Potter, pastor of this Presbyterian church, preached a historical sermon, from which the following was stated:
"In view of the departure of their pastor, the church now invited Rev. John J. Cook [photo left], then pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Little Traverse [Harbor Springs in 2021], and now of the Presbyterian Church of Crooked Lake, to serve them as temporary supply. Though zealous and faithful, the duties of his own field and the distance between the two churches he was serving, rendered Mr. Cook's labors very arduous and difficult. From a letter which I received before coming to Michigan, I learned that he longed for the coming of a pastor to the Petoskey church, who should relieve him of a part of his responsibilities. Mr. Cook supplied the pulpit about nine months, closing his labors here on the arrival of the present pastor, June 14, 1878." Additional "Emmet County, Michigan, Church Histories" may be accessed from Genealogy Trails by clicking HERE. |
~ Resort Township Methodist Church ~
East Side of Resort Pike about 500 feet south of School Road
Organized 21 July 1894 ~ Regular Services Discontinued in 1925
The building was sold in 1952, then razed and removed from the property.
East Side of Resort Pike about 500 feet south of School Road
Organized 21 July 1894 ~ Regular Services Discontinued in 1925
The building was sold in 1952, then razed and removed from the property.
~ Sacramentine Monastery and Blessed Sacrament Retreat House ~
(Sacramentine Sisters Home)
2798 US 31 North, Conway, Michigan
(Sacramentine Sisters Home)
2798 US 31 North, Conway, Michigan
Article Above: The Sacramentine Monastery rests on 10 acres donated by Eugene Fochtman, prominent businessmen in Petoskey; making the donation at the behest of his daughter Gertrude Fochtman Maus. Gertrude Maus and her husband William are both buried at the Sacramentine Monastery, Conway, Michigan.
~ Sacramentine Sisters - Our Lady of Grace ~
July 1967
July 1967
Article Above: Three of the nuns of the Order of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramentines) were to arrive 6 October 1951 in Petoskey. They would be housed in the Eugene Fochtman home at 604 Michigan Street with the St. Francis school teachers until furniture would arrive for this own home in the former Herman Meyer home at 918 Howard Street. So, the local area nuns of the Order of the Blessed Sacrament have been housed in three locations: 604 Michigan Street (Petoskey), 918 Howard Street (Petoskey), and 2798 US 31 North, Conway, Michigan.
~ OLD Monastery on top of hill at 918 Howard Street in Petoskey, Michigan ~
Built about 1885 (Phillip Rehkopf House)
Private Residence in 2018...
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Emmet County, Michigan...
Built about 1885 (Phillip Rehkopf House)
Private Residence in 2018...
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Emmet County, Michigan...
Photo Below: While the Sacramentine nuns (The Religious Order of the Blessed Sacrament) lived in this home,
the nuns prepared (in the basement) the Communion hosts and baked for the Eucharist.
It was told that orphans lived in the home with the Sisters.
Previous to the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament order owning the house,
Herman and Lottye Meyer (Meyer Hardware) owned it from 1937 to 1952 (rock garden shown in photo below).
The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament moved into their new (present) location on US 31 North in 1960.
the nuns prepared (in the basement) the Communion hosts and baked for the Eucharist.
It was told that orphans lived in the home with the Sisters.
Previous to the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament order owning the house,
Herman and Lottye Meyer (Meyer Hardware) owned it from 1937 to 1952 (rock garden shown in photo below).
The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament moved into their new (present) location on US 31 North in 1960.
Six Articles Below:
"Bethany Retreat House" under the supervisions of the Sacramentine Sisters held at 918 Howard Street
in September of 1956 name was changed to Blessed Sacrament
"Bethany Retreat House" under the supervisions of the Sacramentine Sisters held at 918 Howard Street
in September of 1956 name was changed to Blessed Sacrament
~ Salvation Army Citadel ~
Founded in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1901.
FIRST located on 221 Mitchell Street.
Next located on 215 East Lake Street (the apex of Lake and Bay streets)
THEN...
712 Pleasant Street, Petoskey, Michigan (for sale in 2023)
AND
The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center
1615 Clarion Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan
Founded in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1901.
FIRST located on 221 Mitchell Street.
Next located on 215 East Lake Street (the apex of Lake and Bay streets)
THEN...
712 Pleasant Street, Petoskey, Michigan (for sale in 2023)
AND
The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center
1615 Clarion Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan
Mission Statement
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.
Its message is based on the Bible.
Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.
Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church.
Its message is based on the Bible.
Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.
Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Map Below: Section of 1919 Sanborn Map showing 221 East Mitchell Street, Petoskey, Michigan,
showing the FIRST location of the Salvation Army in Petoskey.
The text below was transcribed from the Photo/Text in the right column. The copy is difficult to read, but such an interesting history of the Salvation Army 215 East Lake Street building that it warranted transcription.
HOW NEW $6700 BUILDING WILL LOOK After forty years of existence, independent of fund-raising drives, the Petoskey Corps of the Salvation Army has started a campaign to replace the old headquarters on Mitchell-st. with a new up to date building. An advisory panel of local citizens has been appointed to supervise the building operations and campaign, headed by Herman Meyer and Quinton Stone, respectively. The old headquarters was deemed beyond repair, and has been sold. Work has already begun at digging the foundation for the new building to be located at 215 East Lake-st. The Lake st. lot was purchased for $1500 and was paid for out of the sale of the old building. $800 is left to start the new headquarters, and with this starter, the Army is appealing to the Petoskey district, consisting of Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, and Kalkaska Counties for a total of $6700. Large donors are being contacted at the present time, and the General Campaign Manager, Quinton Stone, expects that solicitations will be completed sometime in September. John Rhodes, public relations manager for the Salvation Army has been in Petoskey for the past few days lining up the campaign. The Army has been doing work in Petoskey for the past forty years and has occupied their headquarters for the last twenty years. “It has performed a valuable service to the community, giving a helping hand to needy families at Christmas, holding meetings in jails, and has taken care of six unmarried mothers from the Petoskey area, averaging 15 years of age, in the past year. The Army has seen these girls, through six months hospitalizations and has secured jobs for them so that they can keep their children.” -stated Rhodes. The local advisory board for the building campaign and construction is headed by Herman Meyers, president; Quinton Stone, vice-president; Chalmers Curtis, treasurer; and Walter Work, secretary. Other board members are Allan McCune, AF. VanEvery, W.J. McDonald, George Lites, Rev. S.V. Matison, Norman Wells, Frank Jacobs, and Donald H. Barnes. George Johns was appointed vice-chairman of the drive. “We should thank God that we are able to help an organization such as the Army,” John Rhodes pointed out. He said “Innocent people in Europe feeling exactly as we do, are being killed every day. When we have a chance to help a group doing such important work as the Salvation Army we should consider ourselves fortunate.” |
Undated Photo Below: This is the building at 215 East Lake Street of The Salvation Army.
Article/Photo Below: The Cannon Building had been used by the Salvation Army as a Thrift Shop.
Photo Below: The Salvation Army building location on Pleasant Street is listed "for Sale" on-line in February of 2023.
Photo Below:
This 1946 building of Petoskey Toys, Inc. on Clarion Avenue Petoskey is now [2022] the home to
The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center.
This 1946 building of Petoskey Toys, Inc. on Clarion Avenue Petoskey is now [2022] the home to
The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center.
Photo Below: The Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center is located in the same building, and location, as shown above... on 1615 Clarion Avenue, resting beside the old railroad tracks with cars (acting as warehouses) that deliver the plastic pellets for Petoskey Plastics INC.
Photo/Text Below from 11 October 2022 Petoskey News Review: The Salvation Army of Petoskey is planning a welcoming community center in a planned renovation of the previous Red Cross facility off East Mitchell Road. The Red Cross facility has been closed for quite some time, and the renovation will cost over a million dollars to provide the quality facility which will, of course, be ADA compliant to serve the people.
~ Seventh-Day Adventist Church ~
1404 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church has Community Services with FREE CLOTHING,
as well as providing an elementary school in their accompanying buildings to the church.
1404 Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church has Community Services with FREE CLOTHING,
as well as providing an elementary school in their accompanying buildings to the church.
1907 Sanford Map labels this corner of Waukazoo and Grove streets as "Mennonite Church."
~ St. Anthony Church ~
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Mackinaw City, Michigan
~ St. Francis Solanus Church ~
1499 Townline Road, Bay Shore, Michigan
1499 Townline Road, Bay Shore, Michigan
The FIRST Catholic Church in Bay Shore was located between the railroad tracks and nearby Little Traverse Bay; Porcupine Mountain. That church burned in 1927. By 1928 a new church was built on the far side of the railroad tracks, and shown in the photo below. The founding members were as listed on the board which still hangs in the entryway to the church building. The FIRST couple to be married in the church in 1928 was William and Thelma (Trautman) Price, grandparents to one of the owners of the building today... John Burrows. Today the building houses "Bay Shore Art & Antiques." For more interesting photos and information about the St. Francis Solanus Church click on the Bay Shore web page on this same web site.
Photo Below: The ceiling tiles and chandeliers are original to the St. Francis Solanus Church.
~ St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church ~
500 West Lake Street, Petoskey, Michigan
"This church, this sanctuary, although the first within the confines of the city of Petoskey
and erected in 1859 is a successor to a previous one erected on a spot along the shore
about nine miles to the westward from here, a place now known as Nine Mile Point."
~ 26 August 1932 (Petoskey Evening News)
Other accounts state that the St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church was dedicated in 1833
to St. Ignatius of Loyola .
This church is the oldest building still standing in Northern Lower Michigan' Emmet County.
Father Baraga blessed it for use as the FIRST Catholic Church in Petoskey.
Click HERE to access "The Complete History of St. Solanus Church" on YouTube.
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Baptisms in Bear River are recorded as early as 1860.
500 West Lake Street, Petoskey, Michigan
"This church, this sanctuary, although the first within the confines of the city of Petoskey
and erected in 1859 is a successor to a previous one erected on a spot along the shore
about nine miles to the westward from here, a place now known as Nine Mile Point."
~ 26 August 1932 (Petoskey Evening News)
Other accounts state that the St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church was dedicated in 1833
to St. Ignatius of Loyola .
This church is the oldest building still standing in Northern Lower Michigan' Emmet County.
Father Baraga blessed it for use as the FIRST Catholic Church in Petoskey.
Click HERE to access "The Complete History of St. Solanus Church" on YouTube.
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Baptisms in Bear River are recorded as early as 1860.
Photo Below: Workers who restored St. Francis Solanus Church about 1930s
~ Recalling the Indian Church in the Year 1887 and After... ~
The church was built in 1859 by the Rev. Fr. Louis Sifferath as a mission for Ottawa Indians
who had been converted by Jesuit missionaries.
Sifferath was stationed at Harbor Springs (then called L'Arbre Croche) from 1858–1862.
Photos Below of "Old Indian Church, Petoskey" created/published between 1890 and 1901...
who had been converted by Jesuit missionaries.
Sifferath was stationed at Harbor Springs (then called L'Arbre Croche) from 1858–1862.
Photos Below of "Old Indian Church, Petoskey" created/published between 1890 and 1901...
The church was blessed by Bishop Frederic Baraga in 1860.
Obituary Below: Mrs. John (Lucy) Duvernay was the daughter of Trocho
(Jean Baptiste Trotochaud and his Ojibwa wife Sophia Anaquet Trotochaud).
"Trocho" donated the land on which to build the old Indian church
on the beach near the western boundary of Petoskey.
Mrs. John Duvernay died in 1922 on 516 Sheridan Street, Petoskey, Michigan.
(Jean Baptiste Trotochaud and his Ojibwa wife Sophia Anaquet Trotochaud).
"Trocho" donated the land on which to build the old Indian church
on the beach near the western boundary of Petoskey.
Mrs. John Duvernay died in 1922 on 516 Sheridan Street, Petoskey, Michigan.
Two Photos Below: After the renovation and rededication of the Indian Church in 1931...
The 25 August 1932 Indian Church Flag Service Article Below
includes history of the Indian Church.
The article below states: "Again one learns from authenticated documents that the Rt. Rev. Fredrick Baraga, on one of his episcopal tours visited the Indians located here in the spring of 1859. There was need of a new church. The papers of transaction show that 'one acre of land was given on which to build a new church' by an Indian named John Ki-ja-te, who also went under a French name Troshu, corrupted in the documents to Trottechaw. The date of the transfer of the land was July 12, 1859."
26 August 1932 (One day later than the article above) Indian Church Flag Service
Article Below includes history of the church.
Article Below includes history of the church.
Photo Below: Centennial for City of Petoskey with Church Services at St. Francis Solanus
1952
1952
Bicentennial Memorial of St. Francis Solanus Church Dedicated Sept. 6. 1959
Photo Above Left: 10 September 1959 Emmet County Graphic text below this photo stated: "An Italian marble statue will be placed on this new stone altar recently erected at the St. Francis Solanus Mission. In picture above, Rev Fr. Laurin Buzinski, O.F.M., admires the new altar, erected by Steve Jackimowicz." Photo by Luise Leismer
The text below was shown 8 October 1959 with the same photo as that posted above right in the 3 October 1959 Petoskey News Review. The new text explained the reason for the Italian marble statuary having been delayed, and thus not a part of the September 1959 dedication.
Photo Below Right taken 2008: While the marble statue still resides on the same property, it has been moved to the other side of the church building... closer to the shore side of Little Traverse Bay.
Photo Below: 10 September 1959 Emmet County Graphic text below this photo stated: "Several hundred people gathered Monday on the shores of Little Traverse Bay in Petoskey for the commemoration rites of the 100-year old St. Francis Solanus Mission. Probate Judge John Murphy was master of ceremonies; Bishop Allen J. Babcock of Grand Rapids and Rev. Pius Barth, O.F.M., minister provencial of the Sacred Heart Province officiated at the ceremonies."
Hanging on the wall inside the St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church
is this mural below which illustrates a timeline for the church's history.
The mural artist was Gary Lesky of Harbor Springs, Michigan.
is this mural below which illustrates a timeline for the church's history.
The mural artist was Gary Lesky of Harbor Springs, Michigan.
The Annual Mass to honor the feast day of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha and Saint Francis Solanus
will be at Saint Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church on Lake Street, Petoskey, Michigan,
at 10:30 am on July 14, 2021. This is a Wednesday. Please be at the church at 10:00 am.
The Celebrant is Pastor of Saint Francis Xavier Church Father Greg McCallum.
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will be at Saint Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church on Lake Street, Petoskey, Michigan,
at 10:30 am on July 14, 2021. This is a Wednesday. Please be at the church at 10:00 am.
The Celebrant is Pastor of Saint Francis Xavier Church Father Greg McCallum.
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In preparation for the above mentioned special mass, thorough cleaning of the Saint Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church has transpired after the church sat silent for more than a year during Covid–19. Joe Hoffman washed the windows with the help of fellow Knights of Columbus Knight Rich Kalkman the day before Tina Foltz and her sister Corrine Smith spent hours completely scrubbing the interior of the church. The windows were so dirty the two sisters had to do the outside windows again. Bob Evans worked on the walkway and Bill Hoffman trimmed the grass at the crosses. The photos below were submitted by Joe Hoffman.
The Saint Francis Solanus Indian Mission Church is looking great and all ready for mass as shown in above photos.
The cover drawing below accompanies a written history of St. Francis Solanus Indian Mission
and may be accessed by clicking HERE.
and may be accessed by clicking HERE.
~ St. Francis Xavier Church ~
(and Franciscan Monastery)
Howard and State Streets in Downtown Petoskey, Michigan
(and Franciscan Monastery)
Howard and State Streets in Downtown Petoskey, Michigan
"St. Francis Xavier began its independent life three decades later. In the year 1877 ten Catholic families lived in Petoskey. The next year the number of families grew sufficiently large enough to warrant organizing a parish church apart from St. Francis Solanus. In the year 1879 the Catholics of Petoskey translated their hopes into a visible reality. They established St. Francis Xavier and built the first structure in 1879 under the supervision of Fr. Zorn of Harbor Springs." ~ History of St. Francis Community Celebrating One Hundred Years of Faith 1879–1979
~ Land Purchase for Catholic Church ~
1878
1878
The FIRST pastor of St. Francis church was Gustav Graf who stayed 1881–1884. The Franciscans came that year and in 1903 Father Cyriac Stempel O.F. M. was pastor. When the Franciscans came in 1885 the Catholic church had been named St. Paul's; then the Franciscans renamed it St. Francis Xavier Church after the Jesuit Saint.
"In July, 1902, plans and specifications were submitted for church and monastery, but the final plans were not approved by the right reverend bishop until January 28, 1903, and in April Kopek Bros. began laying the concrete. The corner stone was laid with impressive ceremonies on May 21, 2901, the 25th anniversary of the founding of the village of Petoskey.
The new building stands on the site of the old wooden church, which was removed to lots on Michigan street, where it has been converted into school rooms and a large hall for the use of the congregation.
In October a terrific electric storm passed over Petoskey and four of the principal rafters of the church were blown down. The placing of these rafters was done with difficulty and the displacement caused several hundred dollars’ damage. Mass was said for the first time in the basement of the church on February 11, 1904.
…The people of the whole city as well as the Catholics have reason to feel proud of the beautiful new St. Francis Xavier church. In the thirty years since the parish was started with ten families the growth has been steady, until now there are 220 families in good standing. The sisters now number seven and there are six priests and two lay brothers in residence." ~ 2 December 1908 The Petoskey Record article titled "Magnificent Church Consecrated"
The new building stands on the site of the old wooden church, which was removed to lots on Michigan street, where it has been converted into school rooms and a large hall for the use of the congregation.
In October a terrific electric storm passed over Petoskey and four of the principal rafters of the church were blown down. The placing of these rafters was done with difficulty and the displacement caused several hundred dollars’ damage. Mass was said for the first time in the basement of the church on February 11, 1904.
…The people of the whole city as well as the Catholics have reason to feel proud of the beautiful new St. Francis Xavier church. In the thirty years since the parish was started with ten families the growth has been steady, until now there are 220 families in good standing. The sisters now number seven and there are six priests and two lay brothers in residence." ~ 2 December 1908 The Petoskey Record article titled "Magnificent Church Consecrated"
22 May 1903
Site of the OLD St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Petoskey
at the commencement of construction of the current German Hall church.
Site of the OLD St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Petoskey
at the commencement of construction of the current German Hall church.
Originally, a wood church was built. Then, the cornerstone was laid 21 May 1903 (see photo above and 1903 article below) and the church was dedicated in 1908. The interior was completed in 1909. The present 2021 church was finished in 1909 through the use of Boyne City bricks for construction. Petoskey elm trees which are now mostly extinct in this area, were used for the rafters in the building of the church.
The 7 October 1903 The Petoskey Record reported about a Saturday Night Storm: "Much damage was done at the new St. Francis church. The great brick arch over the high altar was blown down with the fifty feet of scaffolding. Also the five big trusses in place at the east end of the nave. These timbers, 10X12 in size, were snapped off like pipe stems and went crashing down, wrecking much of the scaffolding rising from the body of the church. The loss will probably aggregate $1000."
About 1904 ~ Placing the Cross on the Steeple of the New Church
1907 ~ FIRST Death in the Franciscan Monastery
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1910 ~ Five Very Valuable Church Reference Books Donated to the Petoskey Public Library
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1913 ~ New Windows Installed
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Photos Above Right and Below: St. Francis Xavier Church Monastery
Frank X. Wegemer died 19 March 1930 at his Howard Street, Petoskey, Michigan, home. Members of his family hurried home to be by Frank's bedside. Frank was a contractor and builder while "his parents had the distinction of giving six of their children to the service of the church." Those being Sister Regis Wegemer of Escanaba; Sister Emily Wegemer of Zanesbille, Ohio; Sister Callista Wegemer of Green Bay, Wisconsin; Father Salvator Wegemer of Chicago; Farther Ludger Wegemer of Lindsay, Nebraska; another son came from East Detroit; and another daughter, Mrs. Joseph Paulus who resided in Petoskey. A son Father Callistus Wegemer had passed away 17 years previous to Frank Wegemer.
On the 1902 Emmet County Plat map the Wegemer Family owned a huge parcel of land in Petoskey. |
The two photos below were photographed from the vacant lot on the corner of Howard and State streets...
later home of the Petoskey Cigar Company, and finally the home of The Petoskey News Review.
later home of the Petoskey Cigar Company, and finally the home of The Petoskey News Review.
Three Photos Below: The parishioners of the St. Francis Xavier Church had
a great deal of dissension during the time of the extensive interior renovation of their church building.
Photo Below: Petoskey High School Madrigal Singers (here under the direction of Julie Saunders)
perform annually in the beautiful interior setting of the St. Francis Xavier Church in Petoskey.
perform annually in the beautiful interior setting of the St. Francis Xavier Church in Petoskey.
Four Photos Below: St. Francis Xavier Church in Petoskey
~ After the strong "CROSS WINDS" ~
In 2012 the strong winds bent the one arm of the cross...
Pope Benedict XVI stepped down on 28 February 2013... the FIRST pope in 600 years to resign.
Access additional information about the St. Francis Xavier Church by clicking on the following: History of St. Francis Community Celebrating One Hundred Years of Faith 1879–1979 |
Viewing A"CROSS" the horizon...
2018
2018
Photo Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
8 February 2018 AND 29 July 2019 Photos Above and Below: Petoskey's St. Francis Xavier Church
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
More of Charles Dawley's remarkable videos and photography can be viewed on
Drone Photography from Charles Dawley "Up North Imaging".
Posted only by Permission from Drone Photographer Charles Dawley, Up North Imaging
One 1950 Drawing Above Right and Two 2018 Photos Below: This building that is located on Howard Street directly next to the church, once held the Franciscan Nuns; at one time as many as thirteen nuns resided at the peak time. The building has a good size kitchen and dining room. In recent times the building is the Parish Office.
~ St. Ignatius Catholic Church ~
101 North Lamkin Road, Middle Village, Emmet County, Michigan
101 North Lamkin Road, Middle Village, Emmet County, Michigan
The church, the third one to stand at this location, was built in 1889
and has an adjacent cemetery filled with white crosses.
The graveyard is owned by the Roman Catholic dioceses of Gaylord, Michigan.
and has an adjacent cemetery filled with white crosses.
The graveyard is owned by the Roman Catholic dioceses of Gaylord, Michigan.
Photos Above: Alex Childress' additional work also may be viewed at Alex Childress Photo.
Additional information about the St. Ignatius Church and Cemetery
as prepared by the Emmet County Genealogical Society may be accessed by clicking HERE.
as prepared by the Emmet County Genealogical Society may be accessed by clicking HERE.
St. John's Episcopal Church is a seasonal church and a part of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan. It's web page states: "St. John's Episcopal Church first met in 1878, three years before the City of Harbor Springs was incorporated. In 1881 a lot was acquired at Third & Traverse Streets, on which a new church building would be built. On July 19, 1883, St. John's Episcopal Church was consecrated."
~ St. John Nepomucene Church ~
4976 St. Johns Road, East Jordan, Michigan
(7 miles east of East Jordan)
Click HERE to view a picture of this unique church on the East Jordan web page on this same web site.
4976 St. Johns Road, East Jordan, Michigan
(7 miles east of East Jordan)
Click HERE to view a picture of this unique church on the East Jordan web page on this same web site.
~ St. Nicholas Church ~
1987 Zulski Road, Larks Lake, Michigan
1987 Zulski Road, Larks Lake, Michigan
~ Stutsmanville Chapel ~
2988 South State Road, Harbor Springs (Stutsmanville), Michigan
2988 South State Road, Harbor Springs (Stutsmanville), Michigan
~ Temple B'nai Israel ~
Corner of Michigan Street and Waukazoo Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan
Founded 1876... Incorporated under its name in 1909...
Corner of Michigan Street and Waukazoo Avenue, Petoskey, Michigan
Founded 1876... Incorporated under its name in 1909...
The Jewish congregation held their first services in a hall over Chattaway's grocery store on Mitchell Street, Petoskey. Later, the congregation gathered in the old United Brethren at the corner of State and Howard streets. In 1910 they purchased the old Baptist church and moved it across the street to this present location, on the north-east corner of Michigan Street and Waukazoo Avenue. Rabbi Ruttenburg was the FIRST pastor and the second was Rabbi Pappaport.
On page 30 of the 1970 "Michigan Jewish History" publication Petoskey's Seymour Heller was recognized: Seymour Leon Heller, one of northern Michigan's leading Jewish citizens, was born in Boyne City on March 3, 1919... He married Bertha Lublin of Detroit in 1943 where he remained for a few years, returning to Boyne City where he founded a scrap metal business. Upon return to Petoskey, Mr. Heller was most active in civic and religious affairs. He was a member, director, and president of Congregation B'nai Israel of Petoskey since 1950, holding the position since 1953.
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Rose B. Rosenthal, 90, of Harbor Springs, Michigan, died 3 June 1986 at the Emmet County Medical Care Facility. She was a member of Temple B'Nai Israel of Petoskey. "Rosie" was an astute business woman who owned a clothing store in Harbor Springs, which first opened in 1923. It was a building owned by her father, Ben Segal, where in 1986 stood where Graham Real Estate stood. The store was sold to a Lansing businessman in 1985.
During the 2020-2021 COVID–19 pandemic, the temple undertook the demolition and reconstruction of a house for visiting rabbis to stay. The house is located right next to the sanctuary and social hall so is an enhanced part of the overall campus area. The first rabbi to stay is expected in June 2021.
~ Trinity Missionary Church ~
600 North Division, Petoskey, Michigan
600 North Division, Petoskey, Michigan
~ United Brethren Church ~
1880 (article below states dedication was in 1885, IF same church)
Corner of Howard and State streets in location of U.S. Post Office in 2018, Petoskey, Michigan
1880 (article below states dedication was in 1885, IF same church)
Corner of Howard and State streets in location of U.S. Post Office in 2018, Petoskey, Michigan
The 1907 Sanborn Map identifies this corner of State and Howard streets as being that of the
Christian Science Church.
Christian Science Church.
The first meetings of the United Brethren Church were held in an old school house with Tom Campbell as leader. Their church was built on the corner of Howard and State Streets, but the membership became divided and another church was built... on the corner of Fulton and Baxter streets. Services continued at both churches.
Photo Below: This photo is labeled as Howard Street in front of the Catholic Church with M.C. Wingate with the Standard Oil Wagon. Houses moved about 1898. The United Brethren Church is labeled on the very left side.
Photo Below: This photo was labeled as "United Brethren Church 1880." At the time when the photo was taken it was no longer a church, because the sign possibly reads "Sydow's Service Sales" This same building is found on this web site under Petoskey Businesses as MacDonald Motors.
~ United Brethren Church (Liberal) ~
1880
Corner of Baxter and Fulton streets Petoskey, Michigan
(See above information about a separate United Brethren Church)
1880
Corner of Baxter and Fulton streets Petoskey, Michigan
(See above information about a separate United Brethren Church)
..The Harbor Springs United Methodist Church history includes the following: "Earl H. Mead was the architect, and he also designed the 1915 high school building and the Harbor Springs Library building. The total cost of the new church was approximately $17,000, which included furnishings and was arranged as an auditorium with theatre seating. During renovations in 1959, the location of the altar was changed and the theatre seats were replaced with pews. The 1996 remodel included the addition of an elevator and new bathrooms with full handicap accessibility. We are currently restoring the stained-glass windows--one at a time."
Photo Below: The United Methodist Church stands at the right while the Harbor Springs High School can be seen in the background up on the bluff... both designed by Earl H. Mead.
Photo Below: The United Methodist Church stands at the right while the Harbor Springs High School can be seen in the background up on the bluff... both designed by Earl H. Mead.
~ Wabmeme ~
Four miles south of Petoskey, Michigan
Four miles south of Petoskey, Michigan
~ Walloon Lake Community Church ~
Walloon Lake, Michigan
Walloon Lake, Michigan
For information about the Walloon Lake Community Church access the web page on the Walloon Lake Wanderings web site. The additional web page for the Walloon Lake Community Church Youth Group has associated information and photos.
~ Wesleyan Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness Churches Merged ~
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Harbor Springs, Michigan
~ Zion Lutheran ~
500 West Mitchell Street (US 31), Petoskey, Michigan
(Near the Hospital)
500 West Mitchell Street (US 31), Petoskey, Michigan
(Near the Hospital)
The 19 February 1981 Petoskey News Review reported regarding the Zion Lutheran Church located on 500 West Mitchell Street: "After organizing in 1879, Zion built its first 'Church on the Hill' at the corner of Fulton and Petoskey Streets in 1892. A growing membership built the present edifice at 500 W. Mitchell, dedicating it in 1949. The congregation has plans to add an educational unit and fellowship are to its present structure in the near future."
~ Zion United Church of Christ ~
(near Brutus, Michigan)
(near Brutus, Michigan)