| | About Franklin Grove UMC Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) |
 | | Early Franklin Grove Methodists belonged to the Buffalo Grove Mission Circuit which was formed in 1834. |
 | | The Universalistic Church was the first church erected in the village of Franklin Grove in 1852. |
 | | The Franklin Grove United Methodist Church exists today to encourage people to become disciples of Jesus Christ, to glorify God, to grow toward Christian maturity through prayer, Bible study, and fellowship, and to develop each person's spiritual gifts to serve the church and the world. |
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