Alliance in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Christ United Methodist Church
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2018
1. Christ United Methodist Church Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
May 2, 1985
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.
Location. 40° 55.158′ N, 81° 5.922′ W. Marker is in Alliance, Ohio, in Stark County. It is at the intersection of East Broadway Street and South Freedom Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East Broadway Street. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the staircase at the southeast corner of the church, facing East Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 470 East Broadway Street, Alliance OH 44601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country and in Greater Cleveland. It is also in the American Midwest. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Last Post Meeting in Ohio Held in This Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Commemoration of the Veterans of the Civil War (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Crossing (approx. Ό mile away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. Ό mile away); Alliance-Birthplace of Ohio's State Flower - The Scarlet Carnation (approx. half a mile away); Mabel Hartzell
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Regarding Christ United Methodist Church. National Register of Historic Places #85000945, as First Methodist Episcopal Church of Alliance, Ohio. Architects: Lewis Thomas and Edward L. Miller.
Also see . . . History of Christ United Methodist Church.
In 1839, in old Williamsport (now part of Alliance) a Methodist Class was organized and preaching established under the direction of Reverend M. L. Weekly in connection with the Salem Circuit. The class furnished an old wheelwright shop for this purpose. Later they erected a simple frame church in the town of Freedom, now also part of Alliance, on east Perry Street just east of Walnut Avenue. The present church lots were purchased in 1894 and ground broken in 1895. The cornerstone was laid April 30, 1896, and the present building was dedicated on September 3, 1899. The name of the church was First Methodist Episcopal Church until 1939 when it was changed to First Methodist Church. At the time of unification with the Evangelical and United Brethren Church in 1968 the name was changed(Submitted on January 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)to Christ United Methodist Church.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 20182. Christ United Methodist Church
(southeast elevation)(marker is on staircase near bottom center)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2018
3. Christ United Methodist Church (south elevation)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2018
4. Christ United Methodist Church Cornerstone
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2018
5. Christ United Methodist Church
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 30, 2018
6. Christ United Methodist Church (east elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 25, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
