Written by Phil Wala 1869 (June 24) Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church (the church from which Hennepin Church would emerge) holds their annual strawberry and ice cream festival and receives a particularly kind (and unbiased?) review … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of June 11 – June 17
Written by Phil Wala 1875 (June 16) On May 9, 1875, during a Sunday School meeting at Centenary Methodist Church, John Horton delivered a knockout punch to Dr. William Stanton. Eleven days later, a Minneapolis … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of June 4 – June 10
Written by Phil Wala 1911 (June 4) The Hennepin Avenue and Fowler Methodist churches hold their first joint service in the large sanctuary of the Fowler Methodist Church (now the Scottish Rite Temple). Although the … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of May 28 – June 3
Written by Phil Wala 1900 (June 3) Dr. C. B. Mitchell, pastor of Hennepin Church swaps pulpits with Dr. J. S. Montgomery, pastor of Wesley Church, and suffers a wardrobe malfunction. 1901 (June 2) Preaching … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of May 21 – May 27
Written by Phil Wala The Fowler Church Building–Then and Now This week we wrap up our five-week focus on the 1911 merger of Fowler Methodist Episcopal Church and Hennepin Avenue Church. On May 18, Hennepin … Read More