Welcome
There is a place for
you at First United Methodist Church of Sylvania
A Brief History of First United Methodist
Church of Sylvania
We started in the year of 1834 in a sawmill
owned by General White, who was one of the founders of what would become
the city of Sylvania, Ohio. In 1842 we first started meeting in the first
United Methodist house located on Summit Street. Then in 1863 our church
on Main Street was built and we remained there until 1968 in which we
broke ground for the site of our present site on Erie Street. In 1969
we finished Phase 1 of our church which included the fellowship hall (which
would serve as a sancturary while the sancturary was still being built),
classrooms, a chapel, lounge, kitchen, and the office. Later in 1977 we
finished Phase 2 which was the completion of our sanctuary. In 2001 we
took on a new remodeling and renovation program called the "Master
Plan" in which we added a new choir room and remodeled the entrance
hall, office, community room, and sanctuary. Lastly in 2003 one member
of our church as an Eagle Scout project, redesigned one of our courtyards
as a Memory Garden.
What does it mean to be a United Methodist?
We believe that you have the right to be
a Christian witness by expressing one's faith to others. We also believe
againist the cruel treatment of others and social justice. A goal of the
Church is to make disicples of fellow believers of Jesus Christ. For more
information you can look at the United Methodist
Website