Mission Statement
    The purpose of Independence Property Management, Inc. (IPM, Inc.) is
    is to preserve the historic Independence Methodist Church building.

    IPM seeks to interpret the history of the Independence Methodist Church 
    its ministers, congregants, and the community in which it served until 
    closure.
    

Currently available resources for Independence Church and Cemetery:

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2011 cemetery reading document

Early 1900s postcard image of church

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OCR from scan of 1975 Zera Howe document

Alphabetical list of links to most marker images

Biographies from original edition of Howe's book, Pioneer Churches and Cemeteries of Gillam Township