The annual Fenton History Center Church Tour will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 31. The tour will begin at SS. Peter & Paul Church, 508 Cherry Street. Parking is available along Cherry Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets (no meters on Saturdays) or in the Prendergast Library lot. We will meet at the main door of the church on Cherry Street. The cornerstone for the magnificent stone church was laid on July 22, 1894, with construction of the edifice put at $70,000. The church and the adjacent rectory were dedicated on June 17, 1900.
Emmanuel Temple Church at 1015 North Main Street will be our second stop. Parking is available on the odd sides of both North Main Street and 14th Street. This church was originally Grace Chapel, part of the First Presbyterian Church. It was sold in 1903 and became Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church. Emmanuel Temple originated at 801 Washington Street, and it has been at its current location since 1987.
The third stop will be Christ First United Methodist Church at 663 Lakeview Avenue. The church has a large parking lot behind it at the corner of Buffalo Street and Prendergast Avenue. This church was erected in 1959 to replace the old First Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown. Its name was changed to Christ First United Methodist when the Christ Methodist Church (Italian) and Epworth United Methodist (Swedish Methodist) merged in 1996.
The cost is $8 for Fenton History Center members and $12 for non-members. You may register online at FentonHistoryCenter.org/historic tours, by telephone at (716) 664-6256 or in person at the Museum.
