City Methodist Church
The City Methodist Church, latterly known as City United Methodist Church is a disused church in Gary, Indiana, United States. Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest, it ceased as a place of worship in 1975, after just over 50 years of use.Photo: Takingactioningary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Gary, Indiana, United States
- Also known as: “City United Methodist Church”
- Address: 577 Washington Street, Gary, IN 46402
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Genesis Convention Center and Gary Public Library.
Genesis Convention Center
Photo: Daniel X. O’Neil, CC BY 2.0.
The Genesis Convention Center was a multi-purpose arena and convention center in downtown Gary, Indiana, United States which has been closed since 2020. Genesis Convention Center is situated 820 feet north of City Methodist Church.
Gary Public Library
Library
Photo: Lotzman Katzman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gary Public Library is situated 860 feet northwest of City Methodist Church.
Gary Land Company Building
Museum
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1906, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, balloon frame building with a cross-gable roof. Gary Land Company Building is situated 1,400 feet northeast of City Methodist Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gary and Downtown West.
Gary
Photo: Marc Tarlock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana. It is perhaps best known as the birthplace of the legendary pop star Michael Jackson. Founded in 1906 as a company town for U.S. Steel, it thrived in the 1950s and early 60s and earned the nickname "The Magic City".
Downtown West
Quarter
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown West, is a neighborhood in north-central Gary, Indiana. Emerson and Downtown West combine to form what is known as Downtown Gary. It was part of the original plat built by the United States Steel Corporation.
Emerson
Quarter
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Emerson, also called Downtown East, is a neighborhood in north-central Gary, Indiana. Emerson and Downtown West combine to form what is known as Downtown Gary.
City Methodist Church
- Categories: Protestant church building, building, and religion
- Location: Lake County, Northwestern Indiana, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.60062° or 41° 36′ 2″ northLongitude
-87.33812° or 87° 20′ 17″ westInception
1926Levels
9Open location code
86HJJM26+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 202820394OpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q30608780
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“City Methodist Church” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “シティメソジスト教会”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Metodista de la Ciudad (Gary)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Metodista de la Ciudad”
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