West  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church    

Shelbyville, Indiana



THE  SHELBYVILLE  DEMOCRAT
Tuesday, December 14, 1919
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          The choir of the West St. M. E. church will meet this evening at 6:45 o'clock for a practice of one hour on Christmas selections.  The rehearsal will be completed in time for the lecture course.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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          In the beginning of this organization it was thought to build a room for Sunday School purposes for the benefit of the Southern and Western part of Shelbyville, but  Isom Wray coming to its aid very liberally, with the help of  Joshua Ennos  and  E. P. Jewitt, the present building was erected in 1891.  M. A. Farr  was the first pastor, serving until 1896.  The church grew from a small membership, under his pastorate, to more than two hundred.  Bro. R. H. Moore,  Rob Zaring  and  W. F. Smith  have served the church up to the present time, in which it has grown beyond all expectations, reaching this present year 450 members, with a Sunday School second in the county.  The church is in a very prosperous condition, and will soon be one of the best appointments in the Indiana Conference.
[written by] W. F. Smith
          In addition to the pictures of  W. F. Smith and his wife,  Katherine Porrer Smith, members of the "Official Board" are pictured:
Charles Hawkins
Harry Hageman
William Robertson
Sarah Laird
Isaac Keith
Ed Weekly
J. W. Vanarsdoll
Mattie Reese
Martha Limpus
Isom Wray
Rev. F. W. Smith [sic]
Clara Vanarsdoll


The  Shelbyville  Republican
Thursday, September 14, 1908
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          Rev. Robert Zaring,  formerly pastor of the West street M. E. church in this city but who, for the past few years has been assistant editor of the  Western Christian Advocate,  published at Cincinnati, arrived in the city this afternoon to attend the Indiana Conference.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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