Charles I. Bragg
21 February 1877 - 18 February 1967
Conference Cane: 1966
Age at death: 89 years, 11 months
Charles I. Bragg
Charles I. Bragg, 89, of Dundee, retired member of the Detroit Conference, died February 18 at Herrick Hospital in Tecumseh where he had been a patient for one week. He was born February 21, 1877, in Dundee Township, the son of Levi and Carrie Deckler Bragg. On October 27, 1897, he married Edith Hindes. Mr. Bragg, at the time of his death the oldest living minister in the Detroit Conference, began his ministry in the former Methodist Protestant Church and at one time served that denomination as president of the Michigan Conference; two years as conference evangelist; and was the representative on the Commission on Union at the time of Unification in 1939. During his 60 years in the ministry he served pastorates at Attica, Imlay City, Lansing Main Street (now Christ), Goodland, Yale, Monroe, Dundee, Columbiaville, Clio, Marlette and Rea-Cone, After his retirement in 1942, he served at London, Mooreville, Wellsville and again at Rea-Cone. Mr. Bragg was a life member of Attica Lodge F & AM and Ruth Chapter OES, and a member of Dundee Lodge Knights of Pythias. He is survived by a son, Fordyce JJ. of Dundee, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1960; and a daughter, Mrs. Theo Laskey, in 1923. Funeral services were held in the Rea Methodist Church, February 21. Officiating clergymen were Rev. Thomas Badley, Rev. Harry Coleman and Rev. Karl Keefer. Burial took place in the Ridgeway Cemetery.
- Detroit Annual Conference minutes of 1967, pp. 1402-1403
Appointments
- 1906-1909: Attica MP
- 1909-1912: Goodland MP
- 1912-1916: Yale MP
- 1916-1918: Conference Evangelist
- 1918-1921: Monroe MP
- 1921-1923: Dundee MP
- 1923-1927: Lansing MP
- 1927-1930: President, Michigan Conference Methodist Protestant Church
- 1930-March 1934: Columbiaville MP
- March 1934-1939: Clio MP
- 1939-1940: Clio Trinity
- 1940-1942: Marlette
- 1942-1943: London
- 1943-1946: London & Mooreville
- 1947-1948: London (retired)
- 1948-1949: London & Mooreville (retired)
- 1950-1951: Wellsville (retired)
- August 1951-1954: Rea (retired)
- 1954-1967: retired
Links
- Bragg, Charles - A Brief History of the Michigan Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church (Michigan Conference United Methodist Archives)
- Bragg, Charles - Memoirs of Outstanding Ministers of the Michigan Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church (Michigan Conference United Methodist Archives)
- Charles I. Bragg Papers (Michigan Conference United Methodist Archives)