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Directions
Directions coming from
the North
Take S.R. 183
South ( becomes Union Ave. )
Turn Left onto Broadway St.
The church is on the corner of Broadway and Freedom Ave. (on
the north side of Broadway)
Directions coming from
the South
Take S.R. 183
North ( becomes Union Ave. )
Turn Right onto Broadway St.
The church is on the corner of Broadway and Freedom Ave. (on
the north side of Broadway)
Directions coming from
the East
Take U.S. 62 W to S.R. 183 ( Union Ave )
Turn right on Union Ave.
Take Union Ave. to Broadway St.
Turn Right onto Broadway St.
The church is on the corner of Broadway and Freedom Ave. (on
the north side of Broadway)
Directions coming from the West
Take U.S. 62 E to
S.R. 183 ( Union Ave )
Turn left on Union Ave.
Take Union Ave. to Broadway St.
Turn Right onto Broadway St.
The church is on the corner of Broadway and Freedom Ave. (on
the north side of Broadway)
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Our History
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.
When the congregation outgrew this church, it was sold to
the Friends. In 1864, a lot was purchased on Main
Street and in 1866 a new church was built. 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, over one hundred years ago.
Much remodeling has been
done to the church building over the years and in 1961 the old Community House
was completely remodeled, adding new classrooms. On the third floor,
formerly the gymnasium, a completely new fourth floor with stage and kitchenette
was added.
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 to Christ United Methodist
Church.
On May 2, 1985, Christ
United Methodist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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