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December 29, 1957
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
In 1957, Rev. Mary S. Grubbs, pastor of the Congregational Church in Creede, Colorado, uses a mobile trailer as her parsonage to serve rural communities including Maybell, 500 miles away, enabling ministry where none would otherwise exist.
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Sunday, December 19, 1957
CREEDE, Colo. (AP) - The Rev. Mary S. Grubbs, Congregational Church pastor, uses a trailer as a parsonage. She believes her parsonage is the only one on wheels.
Rev. Grubbs, with the use of her trailer, brings the gospel to rural communities. Without the 31-foot trailer, Creede and Maybell would be without a Congregational pastor. The two towns are 500 miles apart.
Funds for purchase of the trailer were raised by the Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship. Capable with carpenter tools, Rev. Grubbs built a study and desk in the trailer. She has a mimeograph machine in the bedroom.
"I hope to spend the rest of my life in rural church work," Rev. Grubbs says. "The church is deeply rooted in rural communities."
CREEDE, Colo. (AP) - The Rev. Mary S. Grubbs, Congregational Church pastor, uses a trailer as a parsonage. She believes her parsonage is the only one on wheels.
Rev. Grubbs, with the use of her trailer, brings the gospel to rural communities. Without the 31-foot trailer, Creede and Maybell would be without a Congregational pastor. The two towns are 500 miles apart.
Funds for purchase of the trailer were raised by the Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship. Capable with carpenter tools, Rev. Grubbs built a study and desk in the trailer. She has a mimeograph machine in the bedroom.
"I hope to spend the rest of my life in rural church work," Rev. Grubbs says. "The church is deeply rooted in rural communities."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Trailer Parsonage
Rural Ministry
Congregational Church
Rev Mary Grubbs
Mobile Pastor
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Mary S. Grubbs
Where did it happen?
Creede, Colo.; Maybell
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. Mary S. Grubbs
Location
Creede, Colo.; Maybell
Event Date
1957
Story Details
Rev. Mary S. Grubbs uses a 31-foot trailer as a mobile parsonage to serve as Congregational pastor for Creede and Maybell, 500 miles apart. She built a study and desk in the trailer and has a mimeograph machine in the bedroom. Funds were raised by the Congregational Pilgrim Fellowship. She hopes to spend her life in rural church work.