The above photo of the Glenwood United Methodist Church was taken on the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Grove Street. On Buy Nothing Friday, people were coming and going from parking lot that housed the Really, Really Free Market on Buy Nothing Day, this past Friday, November 27th. The above photo features the tail end of the free market where people brought and traded goods. However, there was no obligation to donate to receive goods. Kathy Clark spearheaded the event and it was a booming success.
The church is the background has been a Glenwood landmark for decades. The steel, A-frame roof is readily identifiable. Unfortunately, we couldn't find a church history online. However, with a little sleuthing, we did find information through the North Carolina Vertical File Index through the reference department at UNCG (see, here). An article in the Greensboro Daily News on August 07, 1938 mentioned the tradition of celebrating "Church Loyalty Day" and the fact that the church was over 40 years old. That would date the church to the late 1800's. Does anybody have a concrete date?
In the meantime, we're sure the church members would approve of the generosity of the people who donated goods to the Really, Really Free Market. As a matter of fact, likely the church community was involved in this event. Happy Sunday!
I do like the look of the church!
Posted by: William Kendall | Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 03:36 PM