Celebration of history planned at Hamline Methodist Sept. 27

Hamline Church United Methodist, 1514 Englewood Ave., will celebrate its history and its historic ties to neighboring Hamline University with a special service at 10am Sun., Sept. 27.

Bruce Ough, bishop of the Minnesota Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, will preach. Bishop Ough will help Hamline Church dedicate plaques and celebrate its accomplishments. In 2015, the church was named as a Minnesota Annual Conference Historic Site. The church also received an award for outstanding historic preservation work by the St. Paul Heritage Preservation Commission and the St. Paul Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The church received that award as part of Preservation Month activities in May.

During the service, longtime Hamline Church member and volunteer Marguerite Pramann will be honored. Pramann has been on many church committees, served as church historian and has been active in United Methodist Women at the church and district levels.

The Sept. 27 event is also an opportunity to tour the church, meet new Hamline University President Fayneese Miller, learn about church activities and see the new community bread oven. Refreshments will be served after the service.

In recognition of the church’s 135-year history as neighbor to Hamline University, a display is now open at Klas Center at Snelling and Englewood avenues. The display includes information about church activities old and new, including the church’s Minnesota State Fair dining hall, the noted Minnesota artists whose works are featured at the church, church gardens and much more. The exhibit is free and open during Klas Center hours.

For general information about Hamline Church, go to www.hamlinechurch.org or call 651-645-0667 to speak with Pastor Mariah Furness Tollgaard.

For information about the Sept. 27 event, contact Church Historian Mary Bakeman at marybakeman@msn.com nor call 651-488-4416.

For information about, and a virtual tour of, Klas Center, go to http://www.hamline.edu/about/virtual-tour/klas-center.

For information about Bishop Ough, go to https://minnesotaumc.org/news/meet-bishop-bruce-ough.