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Title: Westport United Methodist Church
Description: Postcard photo: "Westport United Methodist Church at West 40th and Washington was the first Protestant church to be organized in the Kansas City and Independence area. The church's 150th anniversary is October 24-26, 1986. The church was formally organized in 1836 in the house of William Miles Chick by Reverend James Porter. By 1853 the Methodists decided to build their own church. Under the direction of Nathan Scarritt, the pastor, the lot at 40th and Washington was purchased for $500."
Date: 1986-10-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: James Porter
Description: Biographical information about James Porter (1786-1851), organizer of the first Methodist church in Kansas City in the 1830s. Arriving in Jackson County in 1829 from Nashville with his mother Elizabeth Porter and coming to Kansas City about 1833-1834, building five log homes at about 26th Street and Porter Avenue or Tracy Avenue with slave cabins, including his own residence (pictured) demolished in 1913.
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Farms Owned by Isaac McCoy
Description: Mention of James Porter as purchaser of a farm from Isaac McCoy on land between "about 33rd street, on the south, extending north almost to the Union Cemetery; and from Main on the west, to about Locust street on the east."
Date: 1921-10-03
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Founders of Methodism in This Community
Description: Mention of Mrs. W. Ewing Hall as a granddaughter of Reverend James Porter, founder of the local Methodist Society in 1845, with a footnote about him arriving in Kansas City in 1832 with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Porter, born in 1750.
Date: 1923-12
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Methodism in Early Kansas City
Description: Description of the home of James Porter built in 1832 at the later intersection of 27th and Tracy Streets. Services held at locations outside the Methodist Church until built in 1860.
Date: 1923-12
Object Type: Magazine Article

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