Founding History

Over the Years

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1832

Founded

  • Westfield Founded
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1850
  • Methodists begin meeting in homes in Westfield
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1865
  • The mortgage of the Congregational Church is taken over by the newly formed Westfield 1st Methodist (Westfield City Hall today)
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1884
  • 1st Sunday School is formed
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1920
  • Westfield 1st becomes a station – we receive our first pastor [A.C. Hoover] (we had been on a circuit)
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1941
  • The first Annual Fish Fry
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1968
  • The Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist merge to form the United Methodist Church
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1971
  • Our Preschool begins
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1974
  • Purchased 7 acres north of Penn Street and began construction on a building (our current location)
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1975
  • Eagletown, Jolietville, and Westfield Methodist churches merge to form Christ UMC
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1977
  • First service is held in the new sanctuary
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1986
  • The Education Wing is built
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2002
  • The Family Life Center (FLC) completed
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2008
  • Worship moves to the FLC in preparation for a new worship space
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2009
  • The former sanctuary renovated to become The Gathering Place
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2021

 

  • Still worshipping Jesus in the heart of the city of Westfield with a heart for the city of Westfield