Thurston near Ann Arbor in Washtenaw County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dixboro United Methodist Church

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 9, 2021

1. Dixboro United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. In its earliest years, the Village of Dixboro was served by "circuit-riding” preachers. The infrequency of these visits and the "occurrence of carousing in the local taverns” led many of the village residents to voice the need for a local church. In September 1857, Ira W. Donaldson, an Ann Arbor minister, started revival meetings in Dixboro. These meetings were well attended and "society took a different tone.” A meeting was called on December 10, 1857, "for the purpose of taking into consideration the location and form of a church to be erected in said place.” The Church was built in 1858 and has served the community since that time as a focus for worship and fellowship.

Erected by Washtenaw County Historic Distric Commission. (Marker Number SU-37.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 42° 18.796′ N, 83° 39.361′ W. Marker is near Ann Arbor, Michigan, in Washtenaw County. It is in Thurston. It is at the intersection of Church Road and Short Street,

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on the right when traveling west on Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5221 Church Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dixboro School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Village of Dixboro (about 400 feet away); Oak Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Michigan Municipal League (approx. 2.2 miles away); Connecting With Nature (approx. 2.7 miles away); Landscape Transformed (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Power of Fleming Creek (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Gristmill (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ann Arbor.

Also see . . . Dixboro United Methodist Church. Website homepage:
Inspired

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 9, 2021

2. Dixboro United Methodist Church Marker

by a revivalist’s preaching in 1857, a group of citizens met and authorized the building of a church. The cost was not to exceed $2,500. (Submitted on April 17, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 507 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.