Mechanicsburg in Champaign County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008
1. Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church Marker
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Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church. . The Mechanicsburg United Methodist congregation was founded in the early nineteenth century and met first in open-air camp meetings before moving into a small log school building. In 1820 the congregation built a wood framed church on East Sandusky Street and that building was replaced with a brick structure in 1838. The congregation split in 1853 into Trinity Methodist and First Methodist with both groups serving the village of Mechanicsburg for 103 years before coming back together in 1956. The current United Methodist Church was built in the early 1890s and dedicated in 1894 on the corner of Main and Race Streets. The Gothic Revival style church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
The Mechanicsburg United Methodist congregation was founded in the early nineteenth century and met first in open-air camp meetings before moving into a small log school building. In 1820 the congregation built a wood framed church on East Sandusky Street and that building was replaced with a brick structure in 1838. The congregation split in 1853 into Trinity Methodist and First Methodist with both groups serving the village of Mechanicsburg for 103 years before coming back together in 1956. The current United Methodist Church was built in the early 1890s and dedicated in 1894 on the corner of Main and Race Streets. The Gothic Revival style church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Erected 2006 by Champaign County Bicentennial Historical Marker Committee, The Ohio Hisotrical Society. (Marker Number 25-11.)
Location. 40° 4.399′ N, 83° 33.432′ W. Marker is in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in Champaign County. Marker
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is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 29) and Race Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 42 North Main Street, Mechanicsburg OH 43044, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. The Methodist Churces of Mechanicsburg
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2. Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church and Marker
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3. Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church Entrance
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4. Mechanicsburg United Methodist Church Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 14, 2008
5. Second Baptist Church
Originally the Methodist Episcopal Church, built 1858, the oldest surviving church building in Mechanicsburg. At 43 E. Sandusky Street.
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