The history behind Wesleyan Methodist Church of Hadley
The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Hadley was organized in 1844, with Walter R. Sutliff serving as the class leader. Among the first members were Walter and Sarah Sutliff, Riel Loveless, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Townsend, Mrs. Joseph Smith, Mrs. Tilly Houghton, Laney Gray, Lucy Houghton, and Ira Gray. At the time of its organization, the class included approximately twenty-five members.
This church was part of a circuit, and the ministers serving at the time of its organization were Rev. S. H. Foster, Rev. James Dayton, and Rev. William H. Hawkins. Over the years, several other ministers have also served in connection with the circuit, including Rev. Enos Putnam, Rev. S. Abbott, Rev. William P. Ray, and Rev. W. H. Flansburgh.
A Sunday school was established in connection with the church in 1845, with Walter R. Sutliff serving as its first superintendent. The average attendance had been about forty scholars.
The church building was constructed in 1845. and was a plain wooden structure measuring approximately thirty by forty feet.
Source: History of the Villages and Towns of Saratoga County – Hadley.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Hadley was organized in 1844, with Walter R. Sutliff serving as the class leader. Among the first members were Walter and Sarah Sutliff, Riel Loveless, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Townsend, Mrs. Joseph Smith, Mrs. Tilly Houghton, Laney Gray, Lucy Houghton, and Ira Gray. At the time of its organization, the class included approximately twenty-five members.
This church was part of a circuit, and the ministers serving at the time of its organization were Rev. S. H. Foster, Rev. James Dayton, and Rev. William H. Hawkins. Over the years, several other ministers have also served in connection with the circuit, including Rev. Enos Putnam, Rev. S. Abbott, Rev. William P. Ray, and Rev. W. H. Flansburgh.
A Sunday school was established in connection with the church in 1845, with Walter R. Sutliff serving as its first superintendent. The average attendance had been about forty scholars.
The church building was constructed in 1845. and was a plain wooden structure measuring approximately thirty by forty feet.
Source: History of the Villages and Towns of Saratoga County – Hadley.
