Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . Methodist Episcopal Church of Woods Holl. 37. Methodist Episcopal Church of East Falmouth. T^HE Methodist Episcopal Church of East Falmouth was dedicated November30, 1859. The meeting house, erected through the efforts of Capt. JohnTobey, cost $1,850. Dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. AndrewMcKeown. The first pastor was Rev. Abel Alton. Among the many devotedpastors who have served this church was Rev. John Fish, one of the mostprominent ministers of the Methodist church. Under Rev. C. S. Thurber,.pastor since 1895, the work has been greatly p
Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . Methodist Episcopal Church of Woods Holl. 37. Methodist Episcopal Church of East Falmouth. T^HE Methodist Episcopal Church of East Falmouth was dedicated November30, 1859. The meeting house, erected through the efforts of Capt. JohnTobey, cost $1,850. Dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. AndrewMcKeown. The first pastor was Rev. Abel Alton. Among the many devotedpastors who have served this church was Rev. John Fish, one of the mostprominent ministers of the Methodist church. Under Rev. C. S. Thurber,.pastor since 1895, the work has been greatly prospered. T^HE Church of the Messiah, at Woods Holl, was organized September 28,1852. There was no church building at this time; people worshiped inschoolhouse. Mr. Joseph S. Fay gave land where the church now stands,and the members raised funds and built a wooden structure, which is nowour Parish House (having been made into such after occupying our newstone church). In September, 1888, the corner stone for our new stone churchwas laid with services conducted by Rev. Geo. S. Converse.
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