Celebrating 200 Years

Learn About Our History:

• The church began in 1825 when a Methodist circuit rider stopped in what would become western Toledo and offered to share the Christian gospel with people.
• A log cabin near Ten Mile Creek (now known as the Ottawa River) served as the first meeting place.
• In 1859, Monroe Street built its first church at the corner of Auburn Avenue and Monroe Street.
• In 1925, the congregation built a new church and classrooms at our current location.
• In 1955, the sanctuary where we currently worship was added.
• Our outreach to the community includes but is not limited to The Neighborhood Center, Bluff Street Village, Jobs with Justice, The NW Ohio Interfaith Council, and Freedom School.

Our Windows

In the 1990s, MSUMC member Gordan “Skip” Ward created a presentation about our windows he gave to new members as they joined the church. Wanting to preserve that history, MSUMC member Chuck E. Hodge volunteered to produce a video featuring narration by Skip and music by Brian Rotz, MSUMC Director of Music at that period.

Chuck and his wife Ann provided the funds in memory of their parents. Ann’s father, George R. Loudon, was Chairman of the MSUMC Building Committee in 1955 during the establishment of the new sanctuary. The funds raised were given to the MSUMC Foundation.

The windows were designed by Howard Gilman Wilbert of Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studio, which is still in business.