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For very many years, our church celebrated Anniversary Day on the first Sunday in May. On this occasion the history of our Sunday School was presented to the congregation. This was an important time for the church. Anyone who had family ties to the original twelve Sunday School members would be recognized. Former members and pastors returned for the day. Poems were written for this special Sunday. Members who had been born or married during the year were named. Anyone who had moved in, moved away, joined, or passed from this earthly sphere would be named. The church historian would recollect any significant events from the previous twelve months. After World War II, the Anniversary Day celebrations became less frequent. However, a special centennial service was held in 1971 during the tenure of Rev. James P. Anderson.

Church picnics were also a yearly event during the first half-century of our church. Parishioners would gather on the wooded banks of one of the nearby creeks, usually the Mulberry River or White Oak Creek, for a day of enjoyment. They traveled by horse and buggy over rough roads. Unexpected dips into the creek provided merriment and stories to tell during the next week.

A newer tradition that our church observes today is the Methodist Women's Fall Bazaar. Begun in 1984 as a fund-raising event for the organ restoration, the Bazaar continues today. People from all over Ozark gather to shop for homemade crafts and foods and to enjoy the special buffet breakfast prepared by the Methodist Men.

Two Ozark ministers, Rev. Kenneth Shamblin and Rev. Paul Galloway, have become bishops in the Methodist Church. Several members of our church have gone into the ministry of the church. These include our District Superintendent, Rev. Bobby Bell, Ronald McDonald, Ben Anderson, and Randy Ludwig.

Our history will close with a quote from one of our past historians:
The church building is not the church-- we are, and the building is only a place in which we worship God and His Holy Spirit and His Son, our Savior. Remember the church's one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord and our Lord. Uphold your church with strong Christian lives, and support it with your talents, your prayers, and your finances, and God will bless you for your service for Him.

Our history will close with a quote from one of our past historians:

The church building is not the church-- we are, and the building is only a place in which we worship God and His Holy Spirit, and His Son, our Savior. Remember the churchs one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord and our Lord. Uphold your church with strong Christian lives, and support it with your talents, your prayers, and your finances, and God will bless you for your service for Him.

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