History Timeline1832: Alexandar & Martha Neal, James & Hattie Oxford, and Jack & Lydia Denton Founded a Church in Goshen, AR making it one of the oldest in the state.
In the same year, Reverend William Sherrod served as a pioneer preacher in the frontier settlement of Goshen. He was a Methodist preacher for sixty years.
1851: President Millard Fillmore deeded the area of Goshen and Mayfield as a land grant to Rev. James A. Mayfield.
1851 - 1853: James A Mayfield sold 40 Acres of land to James and Sally Burk
1853: James and Sally Burk sold 11 acres of those 40 acres in Trust to the Methodist Episcopal Church South or by the Annual Conference.
1880: A second deed states that Ben and Martha Clark sold the property to the church board of trustees for $13.
April 18,1880: A great cyclone (tornado) destroyed the log building which doubled as the church and the schoolhouse.
1882: After the tornado a two-story wood frame structure was erected on the site. The upstairs doubled as the Masonic Lodge.
1882: After the completion of the building, a permanent preacher was appointed to the church, Frank Naylor.
February 3, 1936: The trustees of the Methodist Church deeded a section of land to the directors of School District 108 of Washington County.
1944: The wood-frame church and Masonic Hall burned down and a year later was replaced by the brick structure standing today.
1950: A parsonage was built while Catherine Farrell was pastor.
1980's & 1990's:
The United Methodist Women of Goshen held an annual fundraising event. These were two-day garage sales which also included crafts, breakfasts served in the basement, and the raffle of a quilt made by ladies of the church.
2002:
The church hosted its first Crawfish boil/Chicken Dinner. This event was held on the lawn of the parsonage with the side dishes prepared int eh kitchen and the cooking done outside. The event is still held every Spring to this day.
2003:
A building permit was issued by the City of Goshen to construct a large metal building next to the church, it would be called the Education Building.
In the same year, Reverend William Sherrod served as a pioneer preacher in the frontier settlement of Goshen. He was a Methodist preacher for sixty years.
1851: President Millard Fillmore deeded the area of Goshen and Mayfield as a land grant to Rev. James A. Mayfield.
1851 - 1853: James A Mayfield sold 40 Acres of land to James and Sally Burk
1853: James and Sally Burk sold 11 acres of those 40 acres in Trust to the Methodist Episcopal Church South or by the Annual Conference.
1880: A second deed states that Ben and Martha Clark sold the property to the church board of trustees for $13.
April 18,1880: A great cyclone (tornado) destroyed the log building which doubled as the church and the schoolhouse.
1882: After the tornado a two-story wood frame structure was erected on the site. The upstairs doubled as the Masonic Lodge.
1882: After the completion of the building, a permanent preacher was appointed to the church, Frank Naylor.
February 3, 1936: The trustees of the Methodist Church deeded a section of land to the directors of School District 108 of Washington County.
1944: The wood-frame church and Masonic Hall burned down and a year later was replaced by the brick structure standing today.
1950: A parsonage was built while Catherine Farrell was pastor.
1980's & 1990's:
The United Methodist Women of Goshen held an annual fundraising event. These were two-day garage sales which also included crafts, breakfasts served in the basement, and the raffle of a quilt made by ladies of the church.
2002:
The church hosted its first Crawfish boil/Chicken Dinner. This event was held on the lawn of the parsonage with the side dishes prepared int eh kitchen and the cooking done outside. The event is still held every Spring to this day.
2003:
A building permit was issued by the City of Goshen to construct a large metal building next to the church, it would be called the Education Building.