1962 - Lowell United Methodist Church - Lowell, Michigan
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N 42° 56.162 W 085° 19.972
16T E 636027 N 4755060
A dated building and cornerstone located in Lowell, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM121FG
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2020
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This dated building and cornerstone is located in Lowell, Michigan at one of the sections of Lowell United Methodist Church. The Church has 4 sections that are all brick. One section has dark red brick, another has almost faded red brick(the oldest section), another has white brick and lastly a section has multi colored tan brick. The section have peaked roofs with asphalt shingles and there is flat roofs. The main entrance faces South has two glass doors with dark brown trim. Above the main entrance is a white Church spire with a Cross at the top.
Taken from their website:"Lowell United Methodist Church has a long and faithful tradition of serving Jesus Christ and the Lowell community. Lowell UMC was first organized in 1855 and met alternate Sundays in the same red schoolhouse used by the Baptist and the Congregationalist Church. In 1862 the old schoolhouse, with the lots on which it stood, was offered for sale and was bought by the Methodists for $400.00. It was renovated and became the first Methodist church building in Lowell.
The church soon outgrew the little red schoolhouse and in 1868 moved it to the rear of the property and built a new brick building on the corner of E. Main and Division. In 1905 the church also built a parsonage just west of the church.
It has since been sold and moved down to E. Main, and a second parsonage was built in 1993 up the hill just north of the church property. The church building was expanded in 1922, 1962 and 1989 to create more space for fellowship and Christian education.
For over 159 years the people of Lowell UMC have been following Jesus Christ with a focus on worship, Christian education, and missions. It’s a history rich with God’s faithfulness and full of his promises."
Year of construction: 1962
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
First Methodist Church
1962
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