Frontier History Minute

A Partnering Effort with Your Network of Praise

Radio Broadcast with YNOP / Mountain Time Zone: 8:45AM - Pacific Time Zone: 7:45AM

Remembering the pioneer Circuit Riders of the 1860s through 1910s, that with devotion to Christ

and the message of the Gospel, labored in love on the frontier to care for people arriving from all over the world.


To Encourage The Rural Church, and Their Communities

Frontier History Minute - Index of the 1st 50 Episodes with Topics  (6 Ep. Per Page)

Episode 1 - W.W. Van Orsdel / His initial call to be a missionary  (In Montana) 

Episode 2 - W.W. Van Orsdel / Often our first steps feel challenging  (In Montana) 

Episode 3 - W.W. Van Orsdel / Looking for a good location to meet  (In Montana) 

Episode 4 - G. Logan / Are you feeling spread to thin?  (In Montana)

Episode 5 - F.A. Riggin / Sometimes little things help us fit in a little better  (In Montana)

Episode 6 - F.A. Riggin & W.W. Van Orsdel / Is all the time & effort worth it?  (In Montana & Idaho)


Episode 7 - W.C. Shippen / What does a "step up" in ministry look like?  (In Montana & Idaho)

Episode 8 - W.C. Shippen / After some time building local relationships, it was time  (In Idaho)

Episode 9 - J.L. Dyer / Sometimes we don't realize the things that God is doing to bring His will about in our lives  (In Colorado)

Episode 10 - J.L. Dyer / It was seeing the people, that sealed God's will in his heart  (In Colorado)

Episode 11 - In every new settlement or boom town, everyone that arrived had a past, - and most carried hopes for the future

Episode 12 - Perspectives can be gained by realizing the role the local saloon had as a boom town's  community center


Episode 13 - "Brother Van" / A Name Given & Used with Affection  (In Montana)

Episode 14 - "Father Dyer" / A Name Given & Used with Affection  (In Colorado)

Episode 15 - Philippians 2 / A community's history can reveal times that God was stirring His will in people's hearts  (In Idaho)

Episode 16 - All the locals were born someplace else, and many  were praying for a minister to be sent  (In Idaho)

Episode 17 - "Brother Van" / An important lesson about being consistent and reliable.  He never forgot it   (In Montana)

Episode 18 - "Father Dyer" / God is the One who gives me strength, and directs my way  (In Colorado)


Episode 19 - A reminder that God sees each one of them, and cares

Episode 20 - A new Territory with many cultures and languages  (In Montana)

Episode 21 - A. & J. Rodger / Remember their stories, it is HIStory, and gives perspective  (In Montana)

Episode 22 - Communities and Regions Change.  We need prayerfully minister to people during times of change  (In Montana)

Episode 23 - A. Rodger & "Brother Van" / A story about a positive attitude that left the other a bit dry  (In Montana)

Episode 24 - G. Logan / He needed the gift of tongues.  The many languages presented challenges  (In Montana)


Index Continued Below

FHM - The Focus is on the Heart of Their Stories

While the vast majority of the circuit riders represented the Methodist Episcopal Church, - the Presbyterians, Lutherans, Baptists, … and many others also found that having itinerant ministers on the trail, proved very effective for establishing churches and caring for the people living all across the vast expanse.


Truly, the number of Christian church affiliations that used circuit riders, was far beyond these umbrella categories.  This is because immigrants were coming from all over the world who desired to begin new lives on the frontier.  So all of the backgrounds listed above are also represented by church affiliations established to minister to the different language and ethnic groups that were present and clustered in new settlements all over the developing territories and states.


For this reason (and because of limited time) the focus of each broadcast will not be about the minister's Christian affiliation, but about the stories shared, especially those that illustrate God's hand at work, and what life was like for all of them. 


Our hope is that the historical stories and situations talked about, will also be applicable, and be used to encourage those in ministry now.  Some methods and resources have changed, but the heart of ministry remains the same.  Exalting Jesus Christ and caring for people, no matter where you find them!

Frontier History Minute - Index of Episodes with Topics Continued

Episode 25 - L. & M. Stateler / Before he arrived in Montana in 1864, he served in Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado & Wyoming

Episode 26 - L. & M. Stateler / After relocating, the situation in Denver City was quite a bit different than expected  (In Colorado)

Episode 27 - L. & M. Stateler / Melinda makes a big decision, and travels on her own to join Learner  (In Colorado & Nebraska)

Episode 28 - L. & M. Stateler / The New Circuit & Boarding House  (In Nebraska & Colorado)

Episode 29 - L. & M. Stateler / Soon the church was gathering on Sundays all along the journey  (In Colorado & Wyoming) 

Episode 30 - L. & M. Stateler / The journey through the trackless wilderness was made in faith, and God was with them  (In Wyoming) 

 

Episode 31 - L. & M. Stateler /  A lot had changed before their arrival in the Montana Territory

Episode 32 - L. & M. Stateler / Getting Started, and putting down roots in the Montana Territory

Episode 33 - J. & J. Mills / A Vacation wasn't entirely a vacation for everyone in the family  (In Montana)

Episode 34 (22) - The Challenge of Ministry when communities & regions are changing  (In Montana)

Episode 35 (21) - A. & J. Rodger / Remember the stories of those that went before us  (In Montana)                                                                                                    Episode 36 - A. & J. Rodger / A New Church Building was a community effort  (In Montana)

                      

                                                                                                                  Episode 37 - A. & J. Rodger / A New Vehicle helped them get to know people  (In Montana)

                                                                                                                  Episode 38 - Luke 2 / The Community's First Christmas Celebration  (In Idaho)

                                                                                                                  Episode 39 - Isaiah 61 / Anointed To Restore & Establish

                                                                                                                  Episode 40 - W.H. Selleck & M.R. Brown / Establishing a Church  (In Idaho)

                                                                                                                  Episode 41 - R. Craven / An impulsive act almost cost many  (In Montana)

                                                                                                                  Episode 42 - R. & M. Craven / Changing Assignments happened often  (IN Montana, 

                                                                                                                                            Idaho & Colorado)


                                                                                                                                     Episode 43 (9) - "Father Dyer" / Sometimes we don’t see it coming  (In Colorado)

                                                                                                                                     Episode 44 (10) - "Father Dyer" / Moved by What He Saw  (In Colorado)

                                                                                                                                     Episode 45 - "Father Dyer" / Establish the Work of Our Hands  (In Colorado)

                                                                                                                                     Episode 46 - "Father Dyer" / It was a good time to travel  (In Colorado)

                                                                                                                                     Episode 47 - "Father Dyer" / Laboring among wolves (In Colorado)

                                                                                                                                     Episode 48 - "Father Dyer" / God provided the perfect income  (IN Colorado)


                                                                                                                               Two Extra 

                                                                                                                                     Episode 49 - R. & M. Craven / Vulnerable But Protected  (In Colorado)

                                                                                                                                     Episode 50 - R. & M. Craven / Their return home to Montana from Colorado