Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Marion Circuit, Holston Methodist Conference, Record Book, Accession # 2005.6, Special Collections, Kegley Library, Wytheville Community College, Wytheville, VA

Acquisition Information

Donated by William Veselik in 2005.

Scope and Content

The Methodist Church Quarterly Conference Record Book contains quarterly reports filed from September 1922 to September 1926 from churches in the Marion Circuit, Wytheville District, Holston Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Smyth County churches covered in the reports include Davis Mountain Methodist Church, Greenwood Methodist Church, Laurel Spring Methodist Church, Mt. Carmel Methodist Church, Mt. Zion Methodist Church, and Seven Mile Ford Methodist Church.

Information contained includes names of members, narrative report by minister, statistical information, financial information, and religious education informatino. Although each quarterly report varies, the minister's narrative (supplement) usually chronicles pastoral, Sunday School, Epworth League, and other church activities.

The ministers and presiding elders for each report year include: 1922 / 1923, Rev. S. P. Highley, presiding elder, Rev. M. Quesenberry, presiding clergy; 1923 / 1924, Rev. T. J. Eskridge, presiding elder, Rev. M. Quesenberry, presiding clergy; 1924 / 1925, Rev. C. K. Wingo, presiding elder, Rev. Charles E. Painter, presiding clergy; 1925 / 1926, Rev. C. K. Wingo, presiding elder, Rev. Charles E. Painter, presiding clergy.