Holiness Preaching
E. E. Shelhammer was a prolific FM writer and preacher. Always committed to radical holiness, Shelhamer autographed his books and photos: “Yours for a clean, rather than a big work."
Grounds of Secession
Human rights was an extremely important issue around the time the Free Methodist Church was created. The slavery debate was raging throughout the country at this time and the Civil War was about to begin. Regarding this issue, a new book has been added to our digital collection. A Reverend by the name of Orange [...]
More Quartet Reunion Photographs and an Article about Quartets
The Free Methodist Quartet Reunion was last month. Some pictures have already been posted on our webpage and Facebook. Many more pictures of the events were added to an album on the Historical Center’s Facebook page. The photos span both days of the Reunion. Most were taken by a volunteer photographer named Amy Charboneau of [...]
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
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 [...]
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Recent Newsletter
- Spring 2013 NewsletterThe 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 […]
