Otterbacher farm implement warehouse on Depot Street, which had formerly served as the so-called Old Free Church. Photograph of the Augfire that destroyed the H.C. May your congregation continue its good works in the community, and may your beauty continue to grace the downtown, for many decades to come. Happy birthday, First United Methodist Church. We hope they may not be disappointed, as they have labored hard during the past summer, in erecting their new edifice, which is an ornament to the town and a just cause of pride for so successful a termination of their arduous labors.” The editor might have ended on that positive note, but felt the need to add, “A more extended notice of their gathering would have been given, had we been furnished the necessary information” (pg. Some of their most prominent ministers are expected to be present, and a good time is anticipated. The Methodist congregation are to hold a dedicatory or Christmas Festival in the basement of their new Church, on the 25th and 26th instant. The December 25th edition of the Lorain County News announced: “ Wellington. Large quantities of stone from the Berea quarries are daily being delivered on the ground and the brick work will soon be commenced” (, pg. The foundation for the Methodist Church is growing rapidly under the hammer of Mr. Six months later, an update was published in the same column. The need of a new house is apparent” (pg. They have already raised the larger portion of the estimated fifteen thousand dollars. Among other notices, this appeared: “The Methodists are making an effort to build a new church edifice next season. On Decemthe Lorain County News included a piece called “Our Churches” in its Wellington column. The holidays are a very busy time of year for many of us, but I could not let pass the opportunity to note that the church celebrates its one hundred and fiftieth birthday this very month. The sanctuary was looking especially festive, festooned with flowers, Advent candles, wreaths and a Christmas tree. It is a beautiful, elegant structure with spectacularly lovely stained glass windows. I had occasion to visit Wellington’s Methodist Church today. First United Methodist Church, Wellington, Ohio.
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