Matching passages and citation notes from our published collection.
Tour stopSchools & Churches7 cited sources
In “Tour stop 4”
A congregation that began in Hooper’s depot eventually joined two rural churches as Faith United Methodist. The Maple Street property preserves another chapter: the 1980 replacement building now houses Spirit of Peace. Notes: The guide’s 1969 shorthand should not erase the Winslow congregation’s separate 1968 union with Hooper. Parsonage dates differ: 1891 in the centennial book, 1892 in the tour. The 1892 conference account supports existence by that reporting period. The exact legal closure date of Faith and sale-deed details were not independently established. Do not infer disaffiliation or a particular reason for closure. The 1976 Methodist section’s 1870 Presbyterian-building date conflicts with Joel Warner’s 1880 dedication account; the expansion does not repeat the 1870 date. The 2026 book and tour overlap substantially; repetition between them is not independent confirmation. The January 1908 report calls the other temporary church school German Lutheran, without naming its congregation; this record does not assign it to Zion or St. John’s.
Tour stopSchools & Churches4 cited sources
In “Tour stop 15 — history”
St. John’s is a physical link between rural settlement and the town. Unlike a vanished site, its relocated building allows the story of a schoolhouse congregation, successive country churches and adaptation to town life to be followed through one surviving structure. (Historical interpretation.) Notes: The July 14, 1955 original newspaper reports future move preparations at the July 10 meeting, conflicting with treating December 1954 as a completed move. The precise transport day is still unverified; the 1976 photograph’s1955 label does not supply that day. Do not confuse this congregation with St. John’s Ridgeley near Scribner, which has a separate archive and history. The St. Paul’s of Winslow considered in the 1950s merger discussion is not rural St. Paul’s at County Road E. Private residential use is the tour’s 2026 description; the tour is not permission to enter or approach private grounds.
Tour stopSchools & Churches5 cited sources
In “Tour stop 16”
St. Rose grew from early home Masses into a Hooper parish in 1917. Its later cooperation with neighboring Catholic churches continues a history of shared clergy, while its building chronology still contains an unresolved 1920 date in the tour. Notes: The tour’s 1920 building label is not corroborated as a complete replacement by the inspected centennial account. Seek a dedication notice, parish building file, plans or a contemporary photograph before reconciling it. The circa-1881 first Mass is approximate in the source. Parish-family membership is not evidence of a canonical suppression or legal merger of St. Rose; no such decree was located or asserted. The 2019/2023 dates now also have an official parish-history source, but that retrospective website is not itself a legal decree. Do not use Fremont’s building or school dates elsewhere on the St. Patrick history page as Hooper dates.
Tour stopSchools & Churches4 cited sources
Grace began with English-language Sunday school and worship at City Hall in 1915. Its Spring and Elk church later housed the newly united Redeemer congregation; a 1960 parsonage and connecting passage belong to that later chapter. Notes: The petition of fifty-three people, sixty early Sunday-school children and the 1921 counts describe different groups and dates. The 1916 construction price and later property valuation must remain distinct. The 1960 parsonage was built after the 1958 merger; avoid calling it evidence that Grace continued independently. The tour’s residential-use statements are its 2026 description, not a survey of surviving historic fabric. The April 1915 newspaper invitation is known here through the centennial transcription; the original newspaper issue was not inspected in this pass.
Tour stopSchools & Churches5 cited sources
Zion’s Elk and Cedar site once held a German Lutheran church, a parsonage and a school. The former campus explains how worship, language and education were joined in Hooper before Zion and Grace formed Redeemer. Notes: The school’s curriculum, terms and pupils are not established by the brief statement that it was a German school. A $1,600–$1,800 estimate in the later account and a $2,000 reported construction cost in 1921 are different types of figures, not necessarily a contradiction. Ridgeley pastoral-service starting date differs: 1929 in the archive finding aid, 1930 in the centennial book. Underlying call records would be needed to reconcile it. Do not confuse St. John’s Ridgeley with the St. John’s congregation whose building moved to Hooper. The residential use is the tour’s 2026 description. The historic image is not a present-day street view.
Tour stopSchools & Churches4 cited sources
Redeemer began as the 1958 union of Zion and Grace, nine years before dedication of the Fulton Street church. Its history connects the former German- and English-language Lutheran congregations with a new shared building. Notes: The 1958 congregational merger and the 1967 building dedication are different events. The $300,000 figure is the approximate total reported retrospectively in 1976, not an independently audited final cost. The photo’s date is unidentified; do not label it a 1967 historical photograph. The tour and 2026 book repeat much of the 1976 chronology and should not be counted as independent confirmations.
