Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church

Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church
Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church is located in Nebraska
Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church
Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church is located in the United States
Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church
Nearest cityAxtell, Nebraska
Coordinates40°27′11″N 99°10′42″W / 40.45306°N 99.17833°W / 40.45306; -99.17833
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1883, 1898, 1910
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Late Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No.82003192[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 29, 1982

Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church (also known as John Fletcher Christian College Chapel) is a Methodist church complex in Kearney County, Nebraska, southwest of Axtell, Nebraska.

The church has served Methodism since its inception, though it has been run by different Methodist denominations throughout its existence. In 1972, the United Methodist Church sold it to the Evangelical Wesleyan Church.[2] The campus of the John Fletcher Christian College and Academy, which was founded in 1968, was moved to this location.[2] John Fletcher Christian College trained ministers to serve in the Evangelical Wesleyan Church, a Methodist denomination aligned with the conservative holiness movement; it had an emphasis on the historic liturgy promulgated by John Wesley in The Sunday Service of the Methodists. The seminary functioned until 1995, the year the wife of its president, Larry Smith, died in an automobile accident.[2]

It was built with Late Victorian/Late Carpenter Gothic style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] The listing includes the church, a parsonage (1883), a cemetery, and a school, located on the campus of the John Fletcher Christian College and Academy.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Skala, Mary Jane (May 26, 2018). "Though it's been closed for 56 years, Salem Church still has lasting heritage". Kearney Hub. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  3. ^ James D. Fagler (February 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church (KNOO-2) / John Fletcher Christian College Chapel". National Park Service. Retrieved May 6, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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