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| WEBSTER COMMUNITY CHURCH 10 miles northeast of Carthage, Illinois Phone: (217) 654-2260 |
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Special Services September 6-10, 2006 with Tom Richardson.
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History of the church:
Pastors of the Webster Community Church include:
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Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship:10:45 a.m.
Wed. Bible Study: 7:00p.m.
(No Service Saturday night)
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Webster is located in Hancock County
between Carthage and LaHarpe
on the blacktop road between Route 136 and Route 9.
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November 21, 2004 - Last Sunday in the old building.
The old Webster Community Church was built near the site where Mormons built a brick church in Macedonia
(now Webster) in the early 1840's. After the Mormons left, newcomers organized a Baptist church
using the same brick building.
In 1855 the building was purchased, repaired, and called the United Brethren Church.
A wood structure was erected in 1893 by the Free Methodist people.
In the late 1920's and early 1930's Mrs. Brewington held two or three week revivals once a year.
In the 1930's a Free Methodist minister came once a month to deliver a sermon. In the mid 1930's services had stopped.
Mrs. Mary Reed and Clarence J. Rediger were instrumental in reopening the church.
Rev. Rediger and other ministers began preaching services. Because Rev.
Rediger saw the need of reopening closed churches,he started the Rural Home Missionary Association.
The RHMA has headquarters in Morton, Illinois.
April 22, 2004 - Work began for the new building.
NEW CHURCH CONSTRUCTION (36' X 80" building with 24' X 18" carport)
April 22, 2004, digging began for the foundation of the new Church building. The cement floor was poured May 4.
In June, parking gravel was put around south of the church site. Building construction was underway in July.
By the end of July most of the outside work on the building was complete. Electric, plumbing, and insulation began in August.
The cross was installed on the north side of the building September 7.
At the end of September and October, more volunteer workers came to help with drywall, doors, trim and other inside work.
The steeple was installed October 16.
Floor covering was completed November 16, 2004.
November 28, 2004 was the first Sunday service in the new building. New chairs arrived the first week of January, 2005.
The kitchen and restrooms were finished in March, 2005. The sound system was installed in March, 2005.
Open house and dedication of the new building was April 2-3, 2005.
Clarence J. Rediger 1941-1943, Hubert Louderman 1943-1945, Fred Shipman 1945-1950, Hubert Louderman 1950-1956,
Dale Fosdyck 1956-1960, Clarence J. Rediger 1960-1965, Leo Hanks 1965-1970, George Potts 1970-1974,
Dale Eddington 1974-1999, Robert Tillman 2000-present.
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Pastor Robert & Barbara Tillman
2632 E. County Road 1850 N
Carthage, IL 62321
Phone: (217) 654-2261