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Mountain View United Methodist Church
Sunday worship at 11:00am. Sunday school at 10:00am.
Mountain View United Methodist Church sits on the corner of Montana and Quartz streets, overlooking historic uptown Butte. Trinity United Methodist Church perches up at the very top of Main Street, just on the edges of old Centerville and Walkerville, overlooking all of Butte and the Silver Bow Valley.
The present Mountain View Church structure building was begun in 1898. During the building of it services were held in the courthouse and congregations of 1,000-1,200 were not uncommon. On February 25, 1900, just 2 days less than a year after it was decided to build, the first worship service was held in the new, beautiful, conveniently arranged and elegantly furnished church. The total cost of the church, complete with organ, stained glass windows, carpeting, seats, and so forth, was $25,000
The grand gothic style was probably designed by Butte architects Link and Donovan and the complex geometrical and floral designs of the stained glass windows suggests that they were built by the then flourishing Butte Art Glass Works. Copper King and later U.S. Senator, W.A. Clark was then the president of the church's board of Trustees and Butte's first mayor, Henry Jacobs, was also a Trustee. In the early 1940's the windows flanking the organ were given as memorials and constructed by the J&R Lamb Studios of New York (still in operation). There is a newer central window in the south wall of the church. This replacement came about as the result of vandalism and theft in the 1990's. Renowned local stained glass artist Tim Cox of Alder (now living in Kentucky) built it. Mountain View also holds one of the most spectacular organs in the Pacific Northwest, installed by Kilgen Co. at a cost of $12,000 in 1949.
Services and Amenities
Sunday School, Bible Study, Child Care, Childrens Activities
Directions
To find the Mountain View United Methodist Church,take Montana Street exit off I-90 and follow Montana north to the end of the four-lane road. Church is at the intersection of Quartz & Montana. (This is an historical site.)
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Contact Information
Mountain View United Methodist Church
Mailing Address:
203 West Quartz
Butte,
MT 59701
Street Address:
203 West Quartz
Butte,
MT 59701
Phone: 406-723-7966
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