Mechanicsburg in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

1. Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The Mechanicsburg United Methodist congregation was founded in the early nineteenth century and met first in open-air camp meetings before moving into a small log school building. In 1820 the congregation built a wood framed church on East Sandusky Street and that building was replaced with a brick structure in 1838. The congregation split in 1853 into Trinity Methodist and First Methodist with both groups serving the village of Mechanicsburg for 103 years before coming back together in 1956. The current United Methodist Church was built in the early 1890s and dedicated in 1894 on the corner of Main and Race Streets. The Gothic Revival style church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Erected 2006 by Champaign County Bicentennial Historical Marker Committee, The Ohio Hisotrical Society. (Marker Number 25-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 40° 4.399′ N, 83° 33.432′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in Champaign County

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. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 29) and Race Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 42 North Main Street, Mechanicsburg OH 43044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lawler's Tavern (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Firefighter Jon C. Trainer (about 400 feet away); W.W. I Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Chief Ohito's Wigwam (about 600 feet away); Underground Railroad Station (about 600 feet away); Addison White (about 600 feet away); Second Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); Oldest Church (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Methodist Churces of Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

2. Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church and Marker

Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

3. Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church Entrance

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

4. Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church Marker

Second Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008

5. Second Baptist Church

Originally the Methodist Episcopal Church, built 1858, the oldest surviving church building in Mechanicsburg. At 43 E. Sandusky Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,851 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 21, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.