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Items associated with name 'The United Methodist Church'
Charles Covington papers
by Covington, Charles (1822 – 2014)
1 carton, 2 boxes (2 linear feet)
The papers of Rev. Charles Covington document his enthusiasm for the Methodist church from 1822-2014 with the bulk of the material dating from 1950-1974. Over the course of his career, Rev. Covington obtained numerous bulletins, booklets and ephemera documenting the many Methodist, United Methodist and Methodist Episcopal Churches across the state of Delaware from Wilmington to Delmar and also includes those on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also documented is military memorabilia from the time that he served as a United States Army Chaplin.
Folklife Collection - Women in the Ministry: My Mother and Others
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1994, former Salisbury University student Terri L. Striby collected folk material. Her paper explores the folklore of female ministers: emic-etic views and attitudes (positive and negative), discrimination from older church members, personal narratives (including verbal attacks), costumes, customs etc. The student enclosed a transcript of her interview with her mother, who was a United Methodist Minister in New Millport, PA., and a copy of one of her mother's sermon from 1993.
Salem United Methodist Church (Selbyville, DE) Brochures
by Stevens, Fred; Wall, Jim Van Der (2011 – 2012)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a brochure for the Salem United Methodist Church in Selbyville, DE. The Winter 2012 brochure was written by Pastor Jim Van Der Wall, a 2011 church program and several Centennial News - Looking Back at the Past by Fred Stevens, Church Historian.
Salem United Methodist Church Collection
by The United Methodist Church (1990 – 2008)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a photocopy of the history of the Salem United Methodist Church as well as a copy of the appointments of the Peninsula Delaware Conference of 2008.