It was a combined effort and also intentionally a local production. A fantastic Spirit of praise intensified inside Copper Hill Church during the afternoon Celebration Concert on September 25, 2016. JoAnne Jones chaired the event, inviting musicians she knew to participate, organizing some musical groups for the occasion and arranging some of the music…
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Our Founders Identified
Other history articles have talked about the circumstances surrounding the founding of Copper Hill United Methodist Church. In this article we want to ask the question, “Who were the people involved?” The founding pastor In the Methodist church, pastors are appointed during the summer and reappointed annually. The summary history that comes down to us…
Musical Celebration Planned
Classics and Contemporary Preparations are continuing for an excellent festival of music at Copper Hill UMC this coming Sunday afternoon. Practicing has been ongoing for weeks as instrumentalists and vocalists prepare for this next event in the celebratory series marking the 200th Anniversary of the organization of Copper Hill Church. The repertoire will be…
Booth at Suffield on the Green
After the storms passed on Saturday, September 10, the weather was hot and humid at Suffield on the Green. Thanks go to volunteers Ron Prevost and Judy Holcomb for setting up the booth and to Judy, Joanne Jones, Harrison and Carol Griffin and Pastor Kelvin for manning it for the two day event. There…
Summer Send-off Party Lots of Fun
Sunday, August, the children at Copper Hill church enjoyed an afternoon Summer Send-off Party. It began with outside games including over-sized clothing races and whiffle-ball. After watermelon snack, it was inside for song and story time led by JoAnne Jones. The pictures show the children in an animated version of “Fruits of the…
How do you preserve the items that tell the story?
Do you have old family documents you are wondering how to save? Maybe you are storing organizational and historical records and pictures for a group to which you have belonged and you don’t know what to do with them? I know as we are celebrating our church’s 200th Anniversary, we have found a lot of…
Medallion Celebrates Our 200th Anniversary
What will be our anniversary memento? When there is a significant anniversary, we search for an appropriate memento. Copper Hill Church has had a medallion made in honor of the 200th Anniversary of its organization in 1816. One side features a line drawing of the church with its old bell tower….
Ladies’ Annual Dinner Out
The ladies of Copper Hill Church are noted for their cooking. Suppers such as the Corned Beef Supper in March and the Roast Pork Dinner in the fall are almost legendary. But once a year the ladies talk a night off to go out together to restaurant. This year the joyful meal was…
Historical photo located
Picture discovered Bob Stewart has recently discovered and received rights to an historic photo of our church. It was in the care of the “Keeping Society” of Guilford, CT. The photo was taken by a photographer named C. L. Hubbard who traveled around in Connecticut in the 1890’s taking pictures of various churches. The date…
The Meeting House, The Church & The People
Announcing a 200th Anniversary presentation at the Copper Hill United Methodist Church on Monday evening June 13 at 7:00 PM by Dennis D. Picard, Director of Storrowton Village Museum. “As we attend services on Sunday or on a special holiday during the year, it is easy to look at our surroundings, and imagine…