PUMC 175th Anniversary

Anniversary Celebration Open House

Please join us in celebrating our building’s 175th anniversary! All are welcome!
Visit our place of worship, meet some of our church family, and learn more about our history and our hopes for things to come.
There will be a presentation on Sunday, November 15, 2015, at 3 pm.

PUMC Historical Tidbits
Methodism in Peterborough NH

Time capsule for our anniversary celebration

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Time capsule for our anniversary celebration

UMC flag

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UMC flag

PUMC

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Our sign

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Our sign

Old church photo

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Old church photo

Old polariod of church

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Old polariod of church

Peterborough churches

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Peterborough churches

Old church photo, before power?

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Old church photo, before power?

Old church photo, before power?

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Old church photo, before power?

Old church photo

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Old church photo

sanctuary_1940s

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150327_church_plates1

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Bird's-eye_View_of_Peterborough,_NH

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Main_St._East,_Peterborough,_NH

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Bird's eye view Peterborough NH 1886

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