Columbiaville United Methodist Church - Columbiaville, MI
N 43° 09.341 W 083° 24.611
17T E 304042 N 4780923
Small town church located at 4696 Pine Street crossed by Third St.. Parking available nearby.
Waymark Code: WM15GKC
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2022
Views: 0
From the Michigan State Historical Marker at the church:
This handsome Romanesque structure was completed in 1897 for the Methodist Protestant Church of Columbiaville. Local Methodists, with the assistance of circuit riders, had organized the church some forty years earlier. In 1865 the congregation erected a parsonage. They held church services there until 1880, when their first church was built. That early church was struck by lightning and burned in 1896. The following year, this red brick church was completed on the same site at a cost of $3,000. It has also been used for school graduation and baccalaureate ceremonies and other community gatherings.
From the church website:
Columbiaville UMC was established in 1865
In 1896 the original church was destroyed by fire
In 1897 the present church was erected
On Nov. 8 1899 the members authorized the trustees to have the church lighted by electricity. Evidently this over extended the budget and Oct. 9 1900 the church to assess each member 10cents to pay the light bill.
1956 to help with church projects the members began holding fish fries (
visit link)
Visit Instructions:1) A photo of the church is required for visits to a waymark.
2) Please share some comments about your visit.
3) Additional photos are encouraged. If you can have information in addition to that already provided about this church, please share it with us.