Our Church History
Our Methodist forefathers began to fellowship in a grove of trees southwest of Cushing as
early as September of 1893. Recognizing the need for a more ironclad roof, services were
relocated to a blacksmith shop on Main Street. Later, an old saloon was converted into their
house of worship.
Soon, the church grew. In 1894, our ancestral innovators broke ground on the first
Methodist Church building erected in Cushing. It was located at the corner of Walnut and
Little Streets. Near completion, a windstorm blew the room and rafters away, and the work
had to start again. With patience and hard work, the project was completed in 1899.
In 1910, the second Methodist Church building was constructed on the corner of Moses and
Steele Streets.
Again, the church grew. A more modern facility was constructed in 1926. The facility was
equipped with a kitchen, classrooms, a fellowship hall, and a full basement. Two floors
above contained a lovely stained glass sanctuary, a parlor, an office, a choir room and
Sunday School rooms. In 1959, an education building and chapel were added. On
September 24, 1974, a disastrous fire destroyed the original 1926 structure and left the
education building and chapel smoke and water damaged.
Like the fortitude of our forefathers, and through His healing spirit, our contemporaries
contracted for a parcel of land on the corner of Ninth and Little Streets. Today, the existing
structure covers more than 26,000 square feet and contains 34 rooms including a full
gymnasium. The sanctuary seats approximately 400 people, and there is seating for an
additional 400 people in the classrooms.
From our early days of persistent pioneers, to our present day parishioners, our unity has
grown stronger. Now, we must look to the future, remembering our past, and all the things
that have been accomplished and overcome with patience and persistence.
Our Methodist forefathers began to fellowship in a grove of trees southwest of Cushing as
early as September of 1893. Recognizing the need for a more ironclad roof, services were
relocated to a blacksmith shop on Main Street. Later, an old saloon was converted into their
house of worship.
Soon, the church grew. In 1894, our ancestral innovators broke ground on the first
Methodist Church building erected in Cushing. It was located at the corner of Walnut and
Little Streets. Near completion, a windstorm blew the room and rafters away, and the work
had to start again. With patience and hard work, the project was completed in 1899.
In 1910, the second Methodist Church building was constructed on the corner of Moses and
Steele Streets.
Again, the church grew. A more modern facility was constructed in 1926. The facility was
equipped with a kitchen, classrooms, a fellowship hall, and a full basement. Two floors
above contained a lovely stained glass sanctuary, a parlor, an office, a choir room and
Sunday School rooms. In 1959, an education building and chapel were added. On
September 24, 1974, a disastrous fire destroyed the original 1926 structure and left the
education building and chapel smoke and water damaged.
Like the fortitude of our forefathers, and through His healing spirit, our contemporaries
contracted for a parcel of land on the corner of Ninth and Little Streets. Today, the existing
structure covers more than 26,000 square feet and contains 34 rooms including a full
gymnasium. The sanctuary seats approximately 400 people, and there is seating for an
additional 400 people in the classrooms.
From our early days of persistent pioneers, to our present day parishioners, our unity has
grown stronger. Now, we must look to the future, remembering our past, and all the things
that have been accomplished and overcome with patience and persistence.
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