Medina 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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection

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, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 19, 1835.

Location. 41° 10.986′ N, 81° 48.086′ W. Marker is in Medina, Ohio, in Medina County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Weymouth School (approx. 0.3 miles away); The War Bond Building (approx. 3.7 miles away); Heritage Farm (approx. 4 miles away); Historic Underground Railroad Station (approx. 4 miles away); Spring Grove (approx. 4.1 miles away); Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Brunswick United Methodist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); First Congregational Church of Medina (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.

Additional keywords. Slavery Abolitionists

First Congregational Church of Weymouth Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Grant & Mary Ann Fish, June 18, 2022

2. First Congregational Church of Weymouth Building

Church sign for the current congregation inhabiting the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Grant & Mary Ann Fish

3. Church sign for the current congregation inhabiting the building

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2022, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 17 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.