Afton Methodist's first hundred years, 1954.

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Afton Methodist's first hundred years, 1954.

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A typed history of the Afton Methodist Church, Afton, Minnesota, which was founded in 1854. The church is the oldest in the St. Croix Valley. Information is found on the following topics: the work of early Methodist circuit missionaries: Benjamin Kavanaugh, Alfred Brunson, and Jacob Fahlström; the organization of the Swedish Methodist Church at Mound Prairie and at Afton; dissention between the "American" Methodist Church and the Swedish Methodist Church, due to the continuing use of the Swedish language services; and the eventual union of the two churches in 1929.

11 leaves.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Kavanaugh, Benjamin.

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Robb, Esther Chapman, ca. 1887-1965.

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