The Church is a Many Membered Body
The Lord Sent A Variety of Laborers. This is a Look at (15 yrs) the Flathead Valley in N.W. Montana from 1886 to 1901
…But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them,
because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." - Matthew 9:36-38
Frontier History Minute
A Special Focused 12 Week Series on the Church in One Region
As Broadcast on Your Network of Praise
Serving Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado & Utah
More History on the Flathead Region Below
The Steamships on Flathead Lake were a major source of Transportation. For many of the early ministers
and their families, a steamship was essential in their final leg of their journey to the Flathead Valley
A Special Focused 14 Week Series on the Church in One Region - Continued
While making our way along our ministry travels,
we'll find crossings that are challenging. We will need
the help of our co-laborers in the fields.
Site of the Therriault Ferry, Selish, Montana
Historical Reference Books & Resources Used for Research
- Life of Rev. L.B. Stateler or Sixty-Five Years on the Frontier, by Rev. E.J. Stanley
Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South 1907
- When Wagon Trails Were Dim, by Paul M. Adams
Copyright, 1957, by Montana Conference Board of Education of The Methodist Church
- Kalispell, Montana and the Upper Flathead Valley
Copyright, 1980 & 1989, by Henry Elwood
- Looking Back: A Pictorial History of the Flathead Valley, Montana
Copyright, 1997, by Kathryn L. McKay
- Trails of the Past: Historical Overview of the Flathead National Forest, Montana, 1800 -
Copyright, 1994, by Kathryn L. McKay, Historian
- Vittles of the Valley, A Cookbook (Containing Local Stories)
Printed, 2002, by the Little Brown Church, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Bigfork
- Flathead County MT Gen Web
- In addition, key reference pieces were found at the Bethel (Brocken), Lone Pine (Holt) & Demersville cemeteries.
On the way up the Flathead River to Demersville, the head of navigation
Both Beautiful and Challenging
