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Our HistoryThe first worship service of Lakewood Methodist Church was held on Sunday, June 5, 1955, in Lakewood Elementary School. At that service, 37 persons became the church's first members. By July 17, 1955 there were 95 persons who were charter members.
For the first three years of its history the church continued to rent facilities at Lakewood Elementary School and then on July 17, 1958, moved into its newly completed educational building where Fellowship Hall (now Gibson Hall) served as the place of both worship and fellowship. The rapid growth of the church soon made it necessary to have two complete Sunday Schools and two worship services each Sunday morning. In December of 1960, the second unit of the church plant was completed. The sanctuary was completed in 1964 with the first service held on December 20th. The church has continued since then to be a vital part of the community! |
Who We Are: OUR Mission
We are a United Methodist Congregation that seeks to expand the light of Christ by seeking God, serving others, and sharing the loving message of Jesus.
We stay busy serving our community as the hands and feet of Christ, without judgment. We accept all baptisms and have an open table for Holy Communion. We believe in the sacred nature of the Bible, but we are not afraid to ask questions of God. We will not tell you how to vote, but we will challenge you with the radical teachings of Jesus Christ.
As a United Methodist Congregation, we are part of a connectional body that is united through our Articles of Religion, Social Principles, and Wesleyan theological understanding that Christian faith is revealed in Scripture, illumined by tradition, vivified in personal experience, and confirmed by reason. All of these can be found within our United Methodist Book of Discipline.
We stay busy serving our community as the hands and feet of Christ, without judgment. We accept all baptisms and have an open table for Holy Communion. We believe in the sacred nature of the Bible, but we are not afraid to ask questions of God. We will not tell you how to vote, but we will challenge you with the radical teachings of Jesus Christ.
As a United Methodist Congregation, we are part of a connectional body that is united through our Articles of Religion, Social Principles, and Wesleyan theological understanding that Christian faith is revealed in Scripture, illumined by tradition, vivified in personal experience, and confirmed by reason. All of these can be found within our United Methodist Book of Discipline.