L'Anse Township in Baraga County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Zeba Indian United Methodist Church
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 3, 2024
1. Zeba Indian United Methodist Church Marker, Side One
Early Methodist missionaries came to Kewawenon from Sault Sainte Marie by canoe, often a two week trip. Among them was John Sunday, a Chippewa, who arrived in 1832 to educate and Christianize his fellow Indians. John Clark came two years later and erected a school and mission house. By, 1845 this mission consisted of a farm and a church with fifty-eight Indian and four white members. A second church, erected in 1850, was dedicated by John H. Pitezel, who served here from 1844 to 1847.
Indians from far and near came here to attend the annual camp meetings which began in 1880. The present frame church, known now as the Zeba Indian Mission Church, was erected in 1888. Completely covered with hand-made wooden shingles, this structure has changed little since its construction. The Methodist minister of L'Anse serves the congregation. The Zeba Indian United Methodist Church, the successor of the 1832 Kewawenon mission, is an area landmark.
Erected 1971 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. Registered Local Site. (Marker Number 638.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures
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Location. 46° 48.008′ N, 88° 25.417′ W. Marker is near L'Anse, Michigan, in Baraga County. It is in L'Anse Township. It is on Zeba Road just east of Whirl-I-Gig Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16024 Zeba Rd, Lanse MI 49946, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and in Copper Country. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and on Lake Superiors South Shore Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The LAnse Waterfront (approx. 3.3 miles away); Unum Est Necessarium (approx. 4.2 miles away); Arrival at LaPointe (approx. 4.2 miles away); Celebration of Holy Mass (approx. 4.2 miles away); Departure from Metlika (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Snowshoe Priest (approx. 4.2 miles away); Storm On Lake Superior (approx. 4.2 miles away); LAnse-Lac Vieux Desert Trail (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in L'Anse.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 3, 2024
2. Zeba Indian United Methodist Church Marker, Side Two
Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 3, 2024
3. Zeba Indian United Methodist Church and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
