Medina Township in Weymouth in Medina County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
First Congregational Church of Weymouth
Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, June 18, 2022
1. First Congregational Church of Weymouth Marker
Inscription.
First Congregational Church of Weymouth. . On January 19, 1835, Reverent Steven Barnes led sixteen men and women to establish the Weymouth Congregational Church at the home of Lathrop Seymour. From its beginnings, the congregation opposed slavery. In 1848, it adopted resolutions condemning the "peculiar institution" and asserting the Black people are "our brother[s] 'made of one blood' with us." In 1835, the church hosted public meetings featuring the crusading abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. A notable example of Greek Revival architecture, the "meetinghouse" itself was built in 1835-'36 and has become the oldest extant church building in Medina County. The porch with Doric columns was added in 1854. The Historic American Building Survey documented the building in 1936. Struggling as a Congregational denomination, the sanctuary became the home of the non-denominational Weymouth Community Church in 1920, remaining so until 2018.
On January 19, 1835, Reverent Steven Barnes led sixteen men and women to establish the Weymouth Congregational Church at the home of Lathrop Seymour. From its beginnings, the congregation opposed slavery. In 1848, it adopted resolutions condemning the "peculiar institution" and asserting the Black people are "our brother[s] 'made of one blood' with us." In 1835, the church hosted public meetings featuring the crusading abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. A notable example of Greek Revival architecture, the "meetinghouse" itself was built in 1835-'36 and has become the oldest extant church building in Medina County. The porch with Doric columns was added in 1854. The Historic American Building Survey documented the building in 1936. Struggling as a Congregational denomination, the sanctuary became the home of the non-denominational Weymouth Community Church in 1920, remaining so until 2018.
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation, Weymouth Preservation Society, The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 13-52.)
Location. 41° 10.986′ N, 81° 48.086′ W. Marker is in Weymouth, Ohio, in Medina County. It is in Medina Township. It is at the intersection of Old Weymouth Road (County Road 32) and Church Road (County Road 267), on the right when traveling west on Old Weymouth Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3398 Old Weymouth Rd, Medina OH 44256, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. 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 4 miles
Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, June 18, 2022
2. First Congregational Church of Weymouth Building
3. Church sign for the current congregation inhabiting the building
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2022, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2022, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
