Cumming Harvest Church
Harvest Church, 4225 N. Birch St., Cumming, IA. 50061, phone (515)
981-4321, Pastor is Rev. Thomas CACKLER. Website:
www.harvestchurchcumming.com. [previous called Cumming Community
Church]
Information about Harvest Church from their website at
www.harvestchurchcumming.com
History
In July of 1892, Cumming Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated,
purchased this piece of land and began building the facility that
stands today. With a commitment to God, the Scriptures and preaching
salvation through Christ alone, the people began serving the
community of Cumming. For the next 33 years, the people gathered in
this Methodist church to hear from God.
In 1925, the Methodist Conference stopped providing pastors to
the church, but the people continued to meet and hired their own
pastors. For the next 15 years, the people continued to hold
services and in December of 1940, the Methodist Conference sold the
building to the people of Cumming Methodist Episcopal Church and in
doing so, created an independent local church.
Early the next year, in 1941, the local body incorporated as
Cumming Community Church. Since then, the church joined the
Evangelical Free Church of America and a few years ago re-branded to
Harvest Church. Throughout our almost 125 year history, God has
remained faithful to His people as they seek to do His will.
The current pastor is
Rev. Thomas CACKLER who took over in 2014. The previous pastor was
Rev. Laine WILDER.
History of the Cumming Community Church was copied from
“Data on Warren County Churches” at the State Historical Society of
Iowa, Des Moines, IA, film # War-56 (LDS film # 1034022)
The Cumming Community Church was formerly the Cumming Methodist Church.
This church was formed approximately in 1920. It was the combination of
the Cumming Friends Church, the Orilla Methodist Church, and the Cumming
Methodist churches.
A history of the Cumming Community Church is copied from The
History of Warren County, Iowa, compiled by the Warren County
Genealogical Society, Curtis Media Corp., Dallas, Texas, 1987
The Community Church of Cumming has a long and interesting history. The
church was first incorporated in July of 1892. The main portion of the
current building was erected that same year. November 9, 1892, under the
name Cumming Methodist Episcopal Church, a mortgage was issued for the
sum of $250.00. The property had been purchased from
Abner and
Allie CALLISON.
Fred L. STEVENSON
was pastor. Early members included were
Lawrence IVENSON,
Mrs. FAGAN and Rev. M. R. HAARNED.
The church continued along until 1925 when the Methodist Conference
abandoned the church. The local people continued to hold services over
the next 15 years, hiring their own non-conference minister. In December
1940, the Methodist conference decided to sell the church and dispose of
its contents. It seems as though there was dissension over the hiring of
non-conference ministers. Our best historians tell us that a truck
backed up to the door and began to load out the pews and piano. It was
Gladys STANLEY who
alerted
Dean HAYNES to the
occurrence.