Our first services took the form of occassional revival meetings. Following a revival in 1849, several converts started regular church meetings in a frame schoolhouse on Pearl Street in Rising Sun. In 1852, Edwin Haines donated a lot for construction of a Methodist church. It cost $1800 to build and was dedicated in 1855. By 1871, there were 85 members.In 1871, having outgrown the building, a new church was built which cost $12,000. In 1878, the church was incorporated and designated Janes Methodist Episcopal Church. It was named for Bishop Edmund S. Janes of New York, a highly regarded and eloquent preacher. In 1919, the church was modernized at a cost of $6000 which included new carpet, a new organ and new paint. The church was destroyed in a fire two years later.A new church was erected on the same site at a total cost of $45,000. It was dedicated in November of 1923. In 1924, a tent revival was held in which 125 persons were converted and 85 members added to the membership of the church. A pipe organ was purchased and installed in 1925. The church was remodeled in 1925 to conform to John Wesley{s idea of a "house of worship". The church celebrated its 100th aniversary in 1954.
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