Aurora UMC celebrates 150 years

2025 is also the 50th birthday of the present building
 

  • Several tables in the fellowship hall of the Aurora United Methodist Church display photos and other historical artifacts from the church’s 150-year history. At left above are photos of the original church buildings of the Evangelical United Brethren and First Methodist churches that united in the 1970s to form the current United Methodist congregation.
    Several tables in the fellowship hall of the Aurora United Methodist Church display photos and other historical artifacts from the church’s 150-year history. At left above are photos of the original church buildings of the Evangelical United Brethren and First Methodist churches that united in the 1970s to form the current United Methodist congregation.
    The Methodist Church in Aurora is celebrating multiple anniversaries this month. Not only is 2025 the 150th birthday of the two congregations that eventually merged to become the Aurora United Methodist Church, but Sept. 14 is also the 50th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone for the present home of the church at 1104 A Street. Michelle Reed, who has been the church’s pastor...

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