Mackinac Island in Mackinac County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mission Church

Registered Michigan Historic Site

Photographed by Jaysen Mercer, August 19, 2024

1. Mission Church Marker

Inscription.

This is one of Michigan's oldest Protestant churches. It was built in 1829-30 by the Presbyterian flock of Rev. Wm. M. Ferry, founder in 1823 of a nearby Indian mission. Robert Stuart and Henry Schoolcraft were lay leaders. About 1838 private owners bought the building. It is judged Michigan's best example of the New England Colonial church style.

Erected 1957 by Michigan Historical Commission and Mackinac Island State Park Commission. (Marker Number HB3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 45° 50.986′ N, 84° 36.531′ W. Marker is on Mackinac Island, Michigan, in Mackinac County. It is at the intersection of Lake Shore Drive (State Highway 185 at milepost 0) and Mission Street, on the left when traveling east on Lake Shore Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6670 Lake Shore Drive, Mackinac Island MI 49757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

and on the Straits of Mackinac.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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 Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sainte Anne Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ste. Anne de Michilimackinac Catholic Church

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(about 700 feet away); Island House (approx. ¼ mile away); "Cass Cliff" (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Indian Agency / Treaty of Washington of 1836 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lady Liberty on the Island (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saving Lady Liberty (approx. 0.3 miles away); Somewhere in Time Gazebo (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mackinac Island.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Indian Dormitory / Henry R. Schoolcraft (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by M H, August 21, 2010

2. Mission Church Marker

Mission Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, July 1, 2025

3. Mission Church and Marker

Mission Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M H, August 21, 2010

4. Mission Church

Inside of Mission Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M H, August 21, 2010

5. Inside of Mission Church

Mission Church Storyboard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by M H, August 21, 2010

6. Mission Church Storyboard

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2010. This page has been viewed 1,102 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Jaysen Mercer of Akron, Ohio. 2. submitted on August 26, 2010, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. 3. submitted on July 8, 2025, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 26, 2010, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.