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The Linda and Bob Yates Heritage Center

The Methodist missionaries who rode on horseback from South Carolina to establish the first religious organization in Tallahassee in 1824 are featured at the beginning of a timeline that tells the story of Trinity United Methodist Church. The mission church began on the fourth Sunday of September the same year the earliest settlers decided the village of Tallahassee should be the capital of the Territory of North Florida.

Trinity and Tallahassee Timelines

The timeline is featured in the Linda and Bob Yates Heritage Center  on the third floor of Trinity Hall. The center is named in honor of the dedicated work and accomplishments of Bob and Linda who created a repository of artifacts and documents that is housed in the Trinity archives. The center is the culmination of efforts drawn from Bob’s architectural expertise and Linda’s knowledge, skills, and leadership in historical preservation. The display room was constructed in 2009 to document the church’s history as it parallels that of Tallahassee, through the difficult times of Indian, Civil, and World Wars, years of prosperity, depression, and peace. It depicts major events over the years and the pastors and members who offered their members and the community a unifying spiritual force in the new wilderness society. Begun by a group of 10 settlers, Trinity’s heritage began in 1824, and it includes a growing and serving congregation.

 

Learn More

Trinity invites all interested persons to visit its Heritage Room. Please email Pamela Crosby ([email protected]) publications editor if you would like to visit the room.

The Trinity United Methodist Church of Tallahassee Historical Society

The mission of the Trinity United Methodist Church Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and disseminate documents, artifacts, research, and stories of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Tallahassee, Florida, as a ministry of memory designed to connect with the church family, to identify and honor those who went before us, to live principled Christian lives ourselves, and to inspire future generations to become disciples.

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trinity windowPurpose

Trinity United Methodist Church Historical Society is organized to advance the on-going history of the church since its beginning in the capital of the Territory of Florida in September 1824. The society is affiliated with the administration of that local church and conducts its programs and activities under its auspices. Working in conjunction with the church’s Preservation of History Committee, the society aims to expand its outreach to everyone who is interested in studying, researching, preserving, and disseminating its heritage.

The society will assist in caring for and displaying acquisitions of Trinity’s Heritage Room in the manner specified in museum guides, as they represent a “public trust.” An inventory of historical holdings shall be maintained. Gifts of historical materials will be accepted as usefulness to the collection is determined.

john slade graphicMembership

The society is open to all persons interested in preserving the current collection of historical records and documents of the church and helping to disseminate it with publications, programs, and additional research. Trinity members and other interested members of the public may join by completing this application form and returning it to Society members.

Activities

Activities will vary with the initiative and resourcefulness of the leadership and the interest of the members. Talks, formal addresses, papers, displays, pageants, historical plays, newsletters, book, and taped historical accounts are possible projects. Online archives is maintained where materials are shared.  The society will work with the church in preparation and implementation of historical anniversary observances. It also will cooperate with the Preservation of History Committee in responding to requests from members and the public for genealogical information that may be found in the church’s membership records.

Duties

Members are encouraged to be full participants in the activities of the society and may volunteer or be assigned to a subcommittee to help research, preserve, produce, and disseminate documents, artifacts, and other materials.

2020 Trinity UMC Historical Society Leadership Committee

Rhonda Work, Chair
Dot Binger, Secretary
Pamela C. Crosby, Publications Editor
Sally Huggins, Crossroads Assistant Editor
Bob Jones, Historian
Judy Levy, Membership Archivist Assistant
E. Lynn McLarty, Membership Archivist
Anne Parker, Membership Records Asst.
Mary Margaret Rogers, Membership Records Asst.
Linda H. Yates, Vice Chair of Historic Preservation

Historical Resources

Please contact Pam Crosby if you have historical documents or other types of media you would like to share with the Trinity community.

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Trinity’s Cornerstone

Quarterly Publication

Crossroads

Audio-Visual Media

History of Trinity United Methodist Church Videos
History of Trinity United Methodist Church Audios

Documents

1. Historic Church Registers

Six of Trinity’s historic Church Registers that list pastors, members, marriages, baptisms, etc. are now available online:

(To search in the open document, Press Ctrl-F and enter the search criteria. A hard copy of these newly transcribed books is available for personal perusal in the Heritage Room at Trinity.) Please contact Lynn McLarty with any questions or feedback concerning the church registers.

2. Quarterly Conference Minutes

3. Fifty Year Church
(A Presentation to Trinity Lay Academy on April 29, 2015, by E. Lynn McLarty)

4. “More Than Bricks and Mortar,” a Lay Academy Series
September 13, 2017: Linda Yates, “From Frontier Faith to a Heart for the City,” Full Article
September 13, 2017: Linda Yates, “From Frontier Faith to a Heart for the City,” PowerPoint
September 27, 2017: The Rev. Dr. Wayne Wiatt “Chancel Windows”
October 4, 2017: Lynn McLarty, “Missional Outreach”

Church Council Approves Trinity Historical Society

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1893 Church Postcard

Trinity members and friends relish a good story, especially when it is about the early days of their church when families arrived in wagons for Sunday morning preaching, glad they had met no Indian scouting parties on the way.

The year was 1824, and the rough frontier village was about to call itself Tallahassee, the native American translation of Old Town.  A couple of circuit riders had been sent down by a group of South Carolina Methodists two years earlier to greet the first settlers and help them start a religious organization.

A New Historical Society

The rest is history.  One hundred and ninety-one years of it.  The oldest religious organization in Tallahassee, Trinity now has a new Historical Society, whose purpose is to collect, preserve, and disseminate that history with the church family, the public, and  other historical groups. The proposal to create a society of interested members and friends who will advance knowledge of the church’s history was approved by the Church Council at a meeting April 28, 2016.

Timeline
Please visit the Heritage Room and read the impressive pictorial timeline of Trinity’s history.

Society Events

The Society will hold an annual meeting, and as the group grows, they will host talks, programs, and other historical events several times a year. A webpage and newsletter are also planned.

Invitation to Prospective Members

The society is open to all persons interested in preserving the current collection of historical records and documents  of the church and helping to disseminate it with publications, programs, and additional research. Trinity members and other interested members of the public may join. Members will have an opportunity to share their interest in history, speaking, writing, researching, and producing videos and exhibits. In order that prospective members can experience the excitement and inspiration that can be found in stories of Tallahassee’s early settlers—as well as the role Trinity played in building a community of moral citizens, government leaders, and educational institutions—an orientation meeting will take place in the early fall.

The Society is inviting persons who would like to be charter members to assist in planning Society events.  Membership application forms may be found in the Welcome Center, and you can also download the Word document application form here.  For those who want to mail the form electronically, please send to Pam Crosby  as an attachment.  Here is also a PDF form.  Directions for other ways to return the form are on the form itself. 

Need More Information?

Questions may be directed to any of the organizing officers of the Society:  Linda Yates, chair; Pam Crosby, technical editor; Bob Jones, historian; and/or Lynn McLarty, membership archivist. To find out more about the Historical Society, please read this description and/or write to Linda Yates, chair.

Adult Music Ministries

Our Music Ministry offers a variety of opportunities for you to develop your musical talents. Browse through the following links to find your niche. All of our singing groups are open without any auditions necessary. Trinity has always had a strong Music Ministry and we look forward to your becoming a part of this great heritage.

Welcome College & University Students!

Each August, Trinity United Methodist Church looks forward to the return of college students to our area. Our church is in downtown Tallahassee, very close to FSU, TCC, and FAMU. We invite you to make us your church home. With a close connection with the music departments at the local schools, you may find within these pages a place to share your musical gifts and talents. We hope you will consider joining us! The best time to join these groups is September of each year. Call our office at 850-222-1120 for more information.

Trinity offers a wide range of musical opportunities to its musicians:

  • Very “live” acoustical space in our sanctuary.
  • Casavant pipe organ installed in 1999: Three manuals, 60 ranks, 42 stops
  • Chapel Austin pipe organ installed 1964: Two manuals, 4 ranks
  • Three grand pianos including 7-foot Steinway in the sanctuary
  • Yamaha S90 synthesizer
  • 6-octave set of Schulmerich handbells
  • 5-octave set of Malmark handchimes
  • Set of Orff instruments
  • Set of Steel drums
  • Three Timpani
  • Two full-time professional musicians and one part-time professional musician on staff plus many volunteer leaders
  • Music budget which allows for the hiring of professional instrumentalists (orchestra, brass ensemble, string quartet, etc.) several times each year.

Chancel Choir

The Chancel Choir is the flagship music group of the church, averaging 45 members. Trinity invites adults and college students to join the choir and offers many opportunities for solos, duets, and other small vocal ensembles. Sacred classical music is a large part of our diet, including anthems by celebrated composers such as Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Faure, and Rutter. The choir usually presents a major choral work once a year. The Chancel Choir sings every Sunday and also at special worship services including the 8:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Music Ministry Sunday. The group practices on Wednesdays from 7:30 – 8:45 p.m. in the choir room. Contact the office at 850-222-1120.

Circle of Friends Praise Band and Worship Team

Trinity’s Circle of Friends is the adult praise band that provides music and worship leadership during Trinity’s Contemporary Worship Service. The SUN Service is held every Sunday at 9:45 a.m. in Moor Hall. The Circle of Friends performs a variety of songs in styles including Contemporary Christian, Gospel, Rock, Country and original works. Ed Prasse leads the group practices each Wednesday evening in Moor Hall.
If you are a musician and would like to join the Circle of Friends praise band, click here to email Ed Prasse.

Trinity Ringers

Trinity’s adult handbell group is called Trinity Ringers. This is a musically advanced group and you must be able to read music to become a member. Trinity Ringers practice on Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15 p.m. in the handbell room (room 218). For more information, please contact the office at 850-222-1120.

College/Career Handbells

Trinity’s College/Career Handbells is the perfect group to join if you enjoy & read music and are a young adult! Handbells practice each Sunday from 6:15-7:15 p.m., in the handbell room (Room 218). Handbell activities follow the local college schedules with a September through April season. The group will ring five to six times each season. For more information, please contact the office at 850-222-1120.

Heavenly Chimes

Heavenly Chimes meet on Thursdays 1:45-2:45 p.m. in room 218 (handbell room). We enjoy some great fun and fellowship along with making some music together with these beautiful instruments. In the process we get some healthy mental and physical exercise. Ability to read music is necessary. In addition to performing at our worship services, this group also travels to retirement communities to share with their residents. Joining is easy: Come to one of our rehearsals or contact the office at 850-222-1120.

Steel Bands

Instruments were purchased in August 2010, and in September, we started Trinity’s first steel band, choosing the name Trinity Pans of Praise. Six months later, Sacred Pans of Trinity was formed. Each group has six members, plus a drummer. Our main focus is providing music for morning worship services. March 31 and April 28 2012 marked the first times these groups ventured outside our church building for performances!

Ability to read music is a must for these groups. We meet on Sundays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. for Sacred Pans, and 5:00-6:00 p.m. for Pans of Praise. Talented middle school and high school students are invited to participate as well as adults. Every other year, a children’s steel band meets from September through December as part of the NETkids program on Wednesday afternoons. For more information, please contact the office at 850-222-1120.

Orff for Adults

This group adds a wonderful element to the worship services at Trinity through the beautiful sound of Orff instruments. Practices are scheduled as needed. For more information, please contact the office at 850-222-1120.

Mark Repasky, Trinity’s music director until summer 2020, has composed music utilizing the beautiful sounds of Orff instruments in combination with singers and other instruments. These pieces are designed for accomplished adult musicians with superior music reading skills. Mark is providing a number of these pieces free and available to the public. When copying this music, please include the copyright information and permission to copy information as found on the bottom of the first page of each piece. Click here to go to Orff music download page.

 

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