To move a 150 year old church is a coordinated effort that involved an entire community. Grand River Historical Society Curator Pam Clingerman says Gingerich Structural Movers assembled the group that made it look effortless. Clingerman says the Streets Department did a lot of work well ahead of the move. She says the movers have placed the church on the […]
Read moreThe move of the 150 year old Bethel AME Church to the Grand River Historical Society took place Tuesday (September 18th), to preserve the church and it’s history. Pam Clingerman, Curator at the Historical Society Museum says the church was built in 1868, and is significant not only to Chillicothe, but to the history of Missouri. Clingerman says the […]
Read moreThe move of the 150 year old AME Church got started a little later than expected, but once it was moving, it was making good time. The church turned onto Washington Street at about11:00 am and within five minutes, it had crested the viaduct bridge and was headed for Third Street. One of the biggest hurdles was to clear the […]
Read moreThe Bethel AME Church building that proudly stood at Violet and Henry Streets in Chillicothe for 150 years is ready to travel to it’s new home. Gingerich, the company hired to move the building removed the steeple early last week and later in the week removed the roof in preparation for the move. Over the weekend, the building was lifted […]
Read moreA glimpse into the past was provided to the Grand River Historical Museum as preparations to move the AME Church continue, revealed some surprises. The contractors were preparing to move the corner stone to the new foundation near the museum, and found it contained a time capsule. Pam Klingerman, Curator at the museum says the capsule was made of tin […]
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