Founding History
Over the Years
1832
Founded
- Westfield Founded
1850
- Methodists begin meeting in homes in Westfield
1865
- The mortgage of the Congregational Church is taken over by the newly formed Westfield 1st Methodist (Westfield City Hall today)
1884
- 1st Sunday School is formed
1920
- Westfield 1st becomes a station – we receive our first pastor [A.C. Hoover] (we had been on a circuit)
1941
- The first Annual Fish Fry
1968
- The Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist merge to form the United Methodist Church
1971
- Our Preschool begins
1974
- Purchased 7 acres north of Penn Street and began construction on a building (our current location)
1975
- Eagletown, Jolietville, and Westfield Methodist churches merge to form Christ UMC
1977
- First service is held in the new sanctuary
1986
- The Education Wing is built
2002
- The Family Life Center (FLC) completed
2008
- Worship moves to the FLC in preparation for a new worship space
2009
- The former sanctuary renovated to become The Gathering Place
2021
- Still worshipping Jesus in the heart of the city of Westfield with a heart for the city of Westfield