History of Oak Chapel United Methodist Church
Oak
Chapel United Methodist Church has been serving the Wooster/Jefferson area since
1812. It is the oldest Methodist
group organized in Wayne County, being first organized by the Nathan Warner
family. A blockhouse on the Warner
farm (2 miles West of Wooster on Old West Lincoln Way) served as a meeting place
for the first 15 years.
In 1833, a log church was erected at the present site at 4203 Old Lincoln Way West. This building served until 1862, then was replaced with a frame building that served the community until 1991.
It was in 1862 that the church was renamed “OAK CHAPEL” because there
was a large oak tree standing at the front door. (This tree is still standing
today.)
In 1967, a new brick sanctuary and a fellowship hall were added next to
the frame church. The frame church
was converted to an educational wing and youth center.
In 1991, the frame structure was razed and the present brick educational wing was built. This provided classrooms, a nursery, a lounge, a library and conference room, spacious church office, Pastor’s study, and a room for Scouts to meet. There are rest rooms and an elevator for the handicapped.
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