{"id":52,"date":"2015-08-19T08:22:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T13:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cheathamumc.umcchurches.org\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2015-08-20T07:12:19","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T12:12:19","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/who-we-are\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-52 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/who-we-are\/our-history\/1900s-kidssunschool001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1900s-KidsSunSchool001.jpg?fit=525%2C338\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1900s-KidsSunSchool001.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1900s-KidsSunSchool001.jpg?resize=300%2C193 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1900s-KidsSunSchool001.jpg?resize=1024%2C660 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-53'>\n\t\t\t\t1900s Sunday School\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/who-we-are\/our-history\/1910-edgsundayschool001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1910-EdgSundaySchool001.jpg?fit=525%2C336\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1910-EdgSundaySchool001.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1910-EdgSundaySchool001.jpg?resize=300%2C192 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1910-EdgSundaySchool001.jpg?resize=1024%2C655 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-54'>\n\t\t\t\t1910 Edgewood Sunday School\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/cheathamumc.net\/index.php\/who-we-are\/our-history\/1910-methconference001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1910-MethConference001.jpg?fit=525%2C282\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1910-MethConference001.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1910-MethConference001.jpg?resize=300%2C161 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cheathamumc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/1910-MethConference001.jpg?resize=1024%2C550 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-55'>\n\t\t\t\t1910 Methodist Conference\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Cheatham Memorial UMC has an incredible heritage, dated back to 135 years ago.\u00a0 The church was established as soon as Edgewood city was formed in 1878.\u00a0 It is the first church in Edgewood.<\/p>\n<p>The evolution of the church &#8211; in the context of historical, civic, and cultural change &#8211; direct its fellowship, services, and ministries to the current state.\u00a0 Its struggles and development keep evolving, from the era of the Old Dallas-Shreveport Road, through the World Wars and great depression time, to the current issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A Legacy of Faith&#8221; was published by the church in 2014 as the 135th anniversary commemorative book.\u00a0 The history of the church is traced through 200 images including historical and new photographs, timelines, illustrations, works of art, building plans, and artifacts.\u00a0 The written and pictorial works were contributed by many church members whose names are chronicled throughout the book. Read more about the book at the Resources page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheatham Memorial UMC has an incredible heritage, dated back to 135 years ago.\u00a0 The church was established as soon as Edgewood city was formed in 1878.\u00a0 It is the first church in Edgewood. 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