Quartet Reunion Recap

The Free Methodist Quartet Reunion was this past weekend. Past members came, some from long distances, to Indianapolis to sing and reminisce. It was a great time for all involved. You can click on the photograph to take you to a page with a larger image and the names of the men. The following is [...]

Ebembe Songbook and 1924 Missionary Board Report added

Two more resources have been added to the website. One is a songbook of hymns translated to the Ebembe language. This language is spoken by the Babembe people of the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. You can find this hymnal on our Publications page or the link to this page is: Ebembe Songbook.   [...]

FM Male Quartet Chorus

 Free Methodist Male Quartet Chorus Former college and local church quartet members PLUS Norman and the Nomads from Greenville, Ill Recording Session, public welcome to attend   Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00-3:00pm at John Wesley Free Methodist Church      5900 W 46th St, Indianapolis IN 46254

Interactive Free Methodist Timeline

An interactive timeline describing the history of the Free Methodist Church has been added to the resources page of our website. It was created by Andrea Anibal of Light & Life Communications. To navigate the timeline click and drag the gray box at the bottom, use the mouse to click and drag the timeline, or [...]

Spring 2013 Newsletter

Spring 2013 Newsletter

The Spring issue of the Historical Society’s Newsletter is here.  Included are articles about the new renovations being made at the Marston Memorial Historical Center; Mother Martha Lee, a Free Methodist who ran a rescue mission in Omaha, Nebraska; and a book review of PK: A Preacher Kid Comes of Age During the Great Depression and [...]

Gathered Sheaves added to Historical Documents Page

We have added a magazine called Gathered Sheaves to our Historical Documents page which is within our Collections page. It was a publication produced in Chicago in the early 20th Century by the editor Matthew Simpson Allen. It deals with rescue missions work of the Free Methodist Church.           Here is [...]

Quartet Convention Invitations

Quartet Convention: May 17 & 18, 2013 Invitations have been sent out! If you were/are a member of a quartet at a local church or FM college and would like more information or a registration form for this event, please contact the Marston Historical Center at history@fmcusa.org.

First-Ever FM Male Quartet Convention

Growing interest in the ministry of male quartets in Free Methodist history has led to a new venture: the first-ever FM Male Quartet Convention. The event will be held in Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, 2013 for all former Free Methodist college seminary or local church quartets, and hosted by the Marston Memorial [...]

Quartet Convention Announcement

The first Free Methodist Quartet Convention will be held in Indianapolis on May 17 & 18, 2013.  Here is further information:

Winter 2013 Newsletter

Winter 2013 Newsletter The Winter 2013 Free Methodist Historical Society Newsletter has arrived. Included within is information about the upcoming Quartet convention in May 2013, an article about free pews in a Catholic-Anglican church in England, and a report on the Historical Committee’s meeting in October.