The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
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 Tn the western part of the city. in .ne of the thriving suburbs is little church that has been in all it's influ- ,ncas one of the most potent factors In inc growth and development, nor aiISl and socially of that part or the
 If is not a handsome church. neither ts lt builded of brick or stone. oee .. Rhe more unpretentious class ok tns iftfle frame church 1t nesties there r,srrounded hv the cottages Of the Leo- nIe who worship at it's altar. The pas fors of the little church have been or kka most devout and zealous or the rdembArs of tho Alabama Metnodlst conference and it's members are these who stand for the right and the best h all things.
 The Fifth Avenue Methodist Church was organized in 1888 vita thirteen charter members. For some time ser- vices were conduetad in a little chapel erected as a union church on Bell Street, and during the year or the or wanlzatlon of the Methodist churcn the Rapfist people of that suburb deciaea to build for themselves house or wor- nhsp ana withdrew from the union chapel The Methodists continued to worship in the chapel untn, as tns &IE&&GlVU determined to build a larger chnrth so \ lot on Fifth Avenue was purchased and fhs chapel was moved from its former location to the present site, During the time that the moving oE inc church was la progress the regular j. services were never discontinuea nat we're held wherever the church ehancea to be when the hour or serVaee AE- rived.
 After the little church was estab- fiph9d on the new lot. the building wtss enlarged ana greatly improved to ace nou,unodata the continually increasing nongremation. Rev. J. O.. Andrews was the first pastor of the church, but only remained a few months baiere he was transferred to anetnst seta Saa ha Pay. MT, Klbro w'as assigned to the paatofate oi the church.
 Al the Conference In the wfnter oi 1900 Rev. E C.. Nave was appolntea so ehe Fifth Avenue church ana re- naalnea there for four years, delng q spiendsd work in building up the eherch both materially and spiritually lt was during the pastorate Of MT. Nave that the lot on Fifth Avenue was purchased and the church was moved, enlarged. and improved.
 Rev. J. ". Reinhardt was appointed Go the Fifth Avenue Church at the Conference whi sh met at Pensacola m the winter of ts0e and for the fourth time was rtappcinted to the church al khe recent session of the Conferences al Eufauia. Mir { Reinhardt's pastorate haa been marked with success from his coming to the present time. The mem berships has grown steadily until al this tirne there is enrolled on the church directory 3s5 names. Finan- oially the church Is now at the best tn it's history.
 During 1906 s lot was bought and c neat frame cottage was erected for a parsonagA, which is occupied by the pastor and his family. Both the church and the parsonage are entirely free Of debt, including the. parsonage furnit- ure which was bought by the Ladies Ala S0eietys 4 new bell was bought recently by the children of the sun. day School and pians are making. wttF q part of the money already In tht treasury, for beautifyinE the interior Of the church.
 As a part of the life and work of thu church therc is a nourishing Sun4a1 School, q Ladies' Aid Society, Wo nian's Home Mission Society and { Chiidren's Society