Calvary United Methodist Chr

In May 1876, a group of German settlers felt they couldn't live in the Wild West without a church. A tiny, dedicated group joined the West German Conference and started meeting as the Wichita Mission in a school at Emporia and Third Street. By 1878, membership had grown to 78 and a church building was began at Emporia and First Street. The First German Methodist Episcopal Church was dedicated in January 1879. The one-room building had stained glass windows, red upholstery, and a carved, walnut pulpit. A center aisle divided the pews where men sat on one side, women on the other.