Photographs
Explore old and recent photographs from the history of the Thetford Center Church and the people who gathered here. Click or tap any image to see a larger view. Use the arrows ( ←) and (→) to move through the collection, or click outside the image to return to the gallery.
Photographs and documents courtesy of the Thetford Historical Society except where noted.
Thetford Center Church congregation, c. 1925–26. Photograph by The Reverend Leroy Collins, pastor. Elizabeth Sanborn is standing in the back row.
Identification of the Thetford Center Church congregation, c. 1925–26. Names of congregation members pictured in the accompanying photograph.
Interior of the Methodist Church looking toward the pulpit, before stained glass windows were installed in the rear of the building.
Christmas card from Elizabeth Sanborn dressed in her clerical garb. She was the first female pastor of the Methodist Church in Thetford Center. Her service as pastor began c. 1957.
Stained glass windows later added to Thetford Center Church. Click the image to learn the story behind the windows in Sidenote.
The Reverend Timothy Frost also served as preacher in Woodstock, Bradford, and Montpelier and was chaplain of the Vermont Senate in 1886.
Visually striking stained glass with inscription — “Now abideth faith, hope & charity, these three; but the greatest of these is love”. The dedication panel at the very bottom reads: Given by family and friends in gratitude for the ministry of Bertha Cook Brown 1994–2004. —Photo by Scott Carter
The Reverend Timothy Frost. He preached his first sermon at the Thetford Center Church in August 1875. The church was named after him in 1925 when he made the last of several return visits to preach.
Elizabeth Sanborn as a younger woman, c. 1925.
Interior view of Frost Church - September 2026—Photo by Scott Carter
1988 line drawing of Thetford Center Church
Pulpit and organ - September 2026 —Photo by Scott Carter