Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church
Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church was a member of the Nebraska Conference of the
History
In the 1890s a group worshiping in the "upper room of a drug store" at the corner of 24th and Ames Avenue was organized as a
Pearl Memorial was long been a home to athletic activities for local children and youth. From the 1910s through the 1950s the church hosted basketball and baseball teams that played in church leagues across the city.[5] From the 1970s through the 1990s the church hosted a variety of sports for youth in the local community, as well.
Today the Church offers a variety to residents in the surrounding neighborhood, including a
The church was involved in a controversial
The congregation disbanded in the early 2000s.
Building
Originally located at 2519 Ames Avenue, Pearl moved to its current facility in 1914. In the late 1920s the church opened an educational and social wing adjacent to the sanctuary, and finished the basement of the church with a grand basketball court. In the 1980s the church renovated a kitchen in the basement to become a commercial-style cooking area, designed to provide training to local job-seekers.
See also
- History of Omaha
- List of churches in Omaha, Nebraska
References
- ^ Commission on Race and Religion. Nebraska Conference of the United Methodist Church. Retrieved 8/28/07.
- ^ Methodist Episcopal Church. (1940) Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church.. p 480.
- ^ Wakeley, A.C. (1917) Omaha: The Gate City, and Douglas County, Nebraska, Volume 1. S.J. Clarke publishing Company.
- ^ (2005) The Courier. St. Luke United Methodist Church. Retrieved 8/28/07.
- ^ Niebling, D. and Hyde, T. (2004) Baseball in Omaha. Arcadia Publishing. p 28.
- ^ "Final Report to the Nebraska Community Corrections Council: Metropolitan Community Justice Recidivism Reduction Center Study". State of Nebraska. Retrieved 8/28/07.
- ^ Littlejohn, D. "Chef Mike Bringing the Heat", Midstarz. Retrieved 8/28/07.
- ^ http://interfaithpolitics.com/Welcome___/Articles/English_Articles/IRS_Probes/IRS_in_Omaha/irs_in_omaha.htm "IRS Agent: Churches in OTOC May Imperil Tax-Exempt Status"], Menace of the Interfaith Movement and its Religious Political Action Agenda. Retrieved 8/28/07.
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