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\u201cWichita, College Hill, W.T. Ward,\u201d read Bishop Henry W. Warren in making the appointments of the Southwest Kansas Conference at Winfield on April 6, 1908, and in so doing gave me the honor of becoming the first pastor of the College Hill Methodist Episcopal Church\u2026\n\nUpon the day of our arrival to take up our work we had no church building, no parsonage, and no church membership; but we did have a glorious opportunity, and this opportunity was made all the more glorious because of the splendid work done by a group of devout men and women in the months preceding our arrival\u2026\n\nNaturally the matter of the membership was our first concern\u2026Accordingly, we at once set about the work of enlisting those who would unite with us. May 17, 1908 was designated \u201cCharter Day\u201d and was appropriately observed. The charter roll was kept open for some days and the seventy-eight reported on \u201cCharter Day\u201d was increased to one hundred and seven when the roll was finally closed.