Grace Methodist Episcopal Church was formed for English speaking Methodists in

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to worship. It is located at 111 East 6th Street in

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. In 1806, a small class of Methodists was formed in Newport at the house of Jonathan Huling, the tavern located at the southeast corner of Fourth and Columbia streets. The members were: Dr.

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, Mary Todd Hinde, Patsey Hinde, Ann Winston Hinde Southgate, Maria Lindsey, Clarissa Hulin, Eliza Butler, Susanna Butler, Rachel Ritterhouse, Margaret Martin, Ann R S Martin and Susanna W Martin. Out of this meeting grew the first

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in Newport. On May 17, 1827, an agreement with William Bryan, was recorded for the erection of a "Methodist Meeting House 30x40 feet constructed of brick, with side walls 11 feet high". The time given for the completion of the building "on or before August next". This became the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Newport, built on the lot where Saint Paul's Episcopal Church now stands, 7 Court Place, opposite the Campbell County Court House. In 1844, the

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of Saint Paul's Church bought the small brick church building on Court Place for $500. The Grace M.E. Church was built in 1866, just after the

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. Reverend W.F.T Spuill was Pastor in 1867–1868. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society was formed in 1880. The church lost its

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to a tornado on July 7, 1915. After another tornado struck the Salem United Methodist Church in 1986, the two churches merged. The church was closed for several years, until it was turned into a music venue / nightclub in 2012.

Current use

In the spring of 2012, the owners of The Southgate House began renovating Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, into a nightclub and music venue, in preparation for moving locations. The new venue was christene
The Southgate House Revival
and opened its doors on October 9, 2012. The club comprises three music venues, one each in the main sanctuary, original sanctuary and upstairs theater. The new venues have been named "The Sanctuary," "The Lounge," and "The Revival Room" respectively. The pipe organ, which was created by Johann Koehnken, is still in functioning condition and the owners plan to restore and renovate the organ for future use.

Noted members

* Dr.

* Thomas S. Hinde * Oliver Wyatt Root – there is a large

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memorial window for him in the church * Ira Root

References

External links

Grace M.E. Church

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