Near Bellevue in Seneca County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bishop John Seybert / Flat Rock Historic Cluster Shrine

1992

— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 260 —

Bishop John Seybert / Flat Rock Historic Cluster Shrine The United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

1. Bishop John Seybert / Flat Rock Historic Cluster Shrine The United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.
Bishop Seybert was the first bishop of the Evangelical Association. He traveled over 175,000 mi.in the mid-west, including Flat Rock, preaching the word of God. He died in 1860 in the Parker Home near Bellevue and is buried at Flat Rock.

Flat Rock was established in 1841 as a colony of Evangelicals from the Thomas Class in Mc Clure Pa.

The shrine is made up of Flat Rock, The Wonder Home, The Parker Home, The Old Stone Church, Ebenezer Church, Seybert Church & Museum, The Detterman Log Church, The Bishop Seybert Cemetery and The Flat Rock Children's Home.

Erected 1992.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 41° 13.562′ N, 82° 52.409′ W. Marker is near Bellevue, Ohio, in Seneca County. Marker is on County Road 178 east of Quarry Road (County Road 82), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15248 E Township Rd 178, Bellevue OH 44811, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site Of Old Stone Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bishop John Seybert Home

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Bishop John Seybert / Flat Rock Historic Cluster Shrine The United Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bishop Wm. Horn (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Missionaries of the Precious Blood (approx. 2.6 miles away); Saint Isidore and Maria (approx. 3.2 miles away); St. Jude Thaddeus (approx. 3.2 miles away); A New Dawn. A New Beginning (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellevue.

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

2. Bishop John Seybert / Flat Rock Historic Cluster Shrine The United Methodist Church Marker

Photographed By Craig Doda, May 27, 2022

3. Bishop John Seybert / Flat Rock Historic Cluster Shrine The United Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 3, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.