"Stinesville Church Grows Rapidly from Start in 1924; Looks forward to New Stone Building," Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Saturday Courier, May 8, 1953, p. 53. NOTE: The item below was abbreviated by Randi Richardson from the original as shown by the ellipsis. The Stinesville Church of the Nazarene, which is now planning a new house of worship to meet its growing congregation, dates back to 1924. It was organized out of a revival that began in January 1924 and continued for eight weeks. Contributing much to the revival was the Paul and Maude Sherman family in whose home the meetings were held. They opened their home to the ministers throughout the eight-week period, and meetings were held there until use of the Methodist Church was offered for the last four weeks of the revival. The revival was successful from the start, and in February 1924 the church was organized by the Rev. J. M. Wines.Among the charter members was Mrs. Grace Bailiff who had moved with her family from Virginia a short time before through what was said to be an act of the Lord. She became the first pastor of the church. Another charter member was Mrs. Albert Molnar whose husband carved the statues on (the) courthouse square. She and Mr. Molnar contributed a lot on which to build the church. Other charter members among the first 13 were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sherman, Elsie Wampler, Lucille Williams, Marguerite Stines Miller, Ophelia Clarke Ellett, Cordelia Clarke, Met (sic) Easton and Mr. and Mrs. George Swafford. The members first worshiped in the old building that was a hotel with the Shermans, then with Sister Easton, and later in the home of Sister Bailiff. After the donation of a plot of ground by the Molnars in June 1925, the basement church was dedicated with the Rev. Short giving the message. The first church had a sawdust floors, Virgil Rogers was elected to supervise the building of the basement church.The first parsonage was bought in the fall of 1926 for $300 during the ministry of Rev. Gatecliff. During the ministry of the Rev. R. C. Brooks, the church building was dedicated April 27, 1930.Another parsonage was bought in April 1939.Through the years classrooms have been added and other minor changes and repairs made. >From the start of 13 members, the church has grown to 91 at the close of the church year. Average attendance in 144. A month ago the church purchased a seven-room, modern parsonage with three adjoining lots in a good location at Stinesville to build a much-needed new church building.