First Methodist Church

First Methodist Church is an Ohio historical marker in Clermont County.

Clermont County · 541 Main Street, Milford, OH, 45150 -- Milford First United Methodist Church

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Side A: Founded in 1797 in the log cabin of the Reverend Francis McCormick, the Milford Methodist Church is the oldest of the denomination in the Northwest Territory and Ohio. Pioneer worshipers walked many miles through the wilderness to attend its circuit rider services. The present sanctuary was consecrated on Christmas Day, 1835. The bell tower and Sunday School rooms were 1870 additions. Side B: BLANK

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Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

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