Article discusses the construction of the First German Methodist Church in Oklahoma City and its activities during the territorial period. Christiane Brandt Faris provides historical context for the motivations of its founders and the remaining aspects of the church's impact.
The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is to collect, preserve, and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. The OHS was founded on May 27, 1893, by members of the Territorial Press Association.
Article discusses the construction of the First German Methodist Church in Oklahoma City and its activities during the territorial period. Christiane Brandt Faris provides historical context for the motivations of its founders and the remaining aspects of the church's impact.
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Abstract: In terms of diversity, Oklahoma history includes a wide variety of cultures and traditions, the legacy of which survives today in the built environment. Christiane Brandt Faris has discovered a touch of Germany in an Oklahoma City neighborhood and documents the history of the First German Methodist Church and some of its early members.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.
Faris, Christiane Brandt.First German Methodist Church: Ethnic Identity on the Urban Frontier 1892-1907,
article,
Summer 1990;
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031633/:
accessed June 11, 2024),
The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org;
crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.