by Patagonia Community UMC | Sep 3, 2023 | History
The Jewel Box Church By Linda Jade Fong and Bonnie Quirin The title, “The Jewel Box Church”, is fitting for Patagonia’s small,100-year-old Methodist Church. Its contemporary stained-glass windows provide clear, jewel-like colors shimmering throughout the sanctuary in...
by Patagonia Community UMC | Jul 28, 2022 | History
I thought since school will be starting up soon, I would share some interesting information about the history of our local public schools. Enjoy! Bonnie / July 2022 The Patagonia high school students attended high school in Nogales, the only high school in the...
by Patagonia Community UMC | May 5, 2022 | History
This is my final article in the History series featuring the sanctuary items. I hope you found the series interesting. Future articles, which will be added periodically, will include a variety of topics and facts. You probably have noticed the wonderful banners in...
by Patagonia Community UMC | Jan 27, 2022 | History
This article continues the history of the donations and memorials in the Sanctuary. The “Eternal Light” which hangs in the corner above the choir area was donated by Edna Schreiber in memory of her husband in 1963. The choir chairs that have been used since the 2010...
by Patagonia Community UMC | Oct 14, 2021 | History
History of PCUMC’s Thrift Shop by Bonnie Quirin, Church Historian October 2021 October 1983 was the grand opening of the PCUMC Thrift Shop. The original location was in a house owned by the local Blabons family and purchased by the church. Because of the massive...
by Patagonia Community UMC | Aug 20, 2021 | History
Bonnie Quirin, Church Historian The Southern Pacific RR discontinued service to Patagonia in 1962. In return for the town not opposing the abandonment of railroad service, the railroad transferred land in Patagonia to be used for maintenance of the former station...
