Hortonville United Methodist Church Sheridan IN
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Who we are
Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors.
We are a small country church with a big heart on the edge of the big city. We have traditional worship with casual style. Come and join us as we strive to make disciples for Christ in the Westfield/Sheridan area. Our doors are open to all!
Traditional Worship. Casual Style.
Hortonville UMC has a casual, intimate worship environment where people are friendly and get to know your name. We are farmers, teachers, regular people who love spending time, together. We would love to get to know you and your family!
What We Believe
What We BelieveThe United Methodist Church is an 12.5-million-strong global church that opens hearts, opens minds and open doors through active engagement with our world.
John Wesley and the early Methodists placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. This emphasis on what Wesley referred to as "practical divinity" has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today.
We invite you to learn more about our rich theological heritage.
We are a small country church with a big heart on the edge of the big city. We have traditional worship with casual style. Come and join us as we strive to make disciples for Christ in the Westfield/Sheridan area. Our doors are open to all!
Traditional Worship. Casual Style.
Hortonville UMC has a casual, intimate worship environment where people are friendly and get to know your name. We are farmers, teachers, regular people who love spending time, together. We would love to get to know you and your family!
What We Believe
What We BelieveThe United Methodist Church is an 12.5-million-strong global church that opens hearts, opens minds and open doors through active engagement with our world.
John Wesley and the early Methodists placed primary emphasis on Christian living, on putting faith and love into action. This emphasis on what Wesley referred to as "practical divinity" has continued to be a hallmark of United Methodism today.
We invite you to learn more about our rich theological heritage.
Street Address
20500 Horton Rd
Hortonville
Sheridan,
IN
46069-9715
Hortonville
United States
Phone: (317) 984-9386 / (317) 670-5714
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Church Pastor
Peter O'Hara
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20500 Horton Rd
Hortonville
Sheridan,
IN
46069-9715
Hortonville
United States
Phone: (317) 984-9386 / (317) 670-5714
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1055 W Morse Drive
Cicero, IN
46034
Cicero, IN
46034
Driving Directions
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Just a mile and a half north of Grand Park in Westfield!
Take Horton Road straight north from Grand Park, and we're less than 5 minutes up the road on your left!
Less than 2 miles west of US-31 on 203rd Street!
Turn west on 203rd Street from US-31, and the church is less than 2 miles ahead on your left
Take Horton Road straight north from Grand Park, and we're less than 5 minutes up the road on your left!
Less than 2 miles west of US-31 on 203rd Street!
Turn west on 203rd Street from US-31, and the church is less than 2 miles ahead on your left
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Hortonville United Methodist Church Service Times
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Sunday School at 9:30am
Worship at 10:40am
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Sunday School at 9:30am
Worship at 10:40am
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Local Ministries
Open Doors of Westfield-Washington Township, a faith-based organization with the mission of serving people with physical and spiritual needs.
Gideons International, Hamilton North Camp
International Organizations
United Methodist Children's Home
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Kay and Lamar Ziegler, OMS International, South and Central America
Fred Sudler, Friends of Ukraine
J. Malanowski, World Baptist Fellowship, Africa
Open Doors of Westfield-Washington Township, a faith-based organization with the mission of serving people with physical and spiritual needs.
Gideons International, Hamilton North Camp
International Organizations
United Methodist Children's Home
Gideons International
International Missionaries
Kay and Lamar Ziegler, OMS International, South and Central America
Fred Sudler, Friends of Ukraine
J. Malanowski, World Baptist Fellowship, Africa
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Hortonville United Methodist Church History
Hortonville United Methodist Church
A Short History
Written by Pastor Peter O’hara
A group of pioneers met in the mid 1800’s and formed a “Methodist class,” in Adams County which met at a small log cabin church called Pisgah. This was near what became highway 38 in Hamilton County Indiana. About a mile south a community was being formed near land farmed by the Horton family. The Monon Railway was coming which meant a new town would develop. Another “class” was formed there. At some point the community became called Hortonville after the owners of the land surrounding the town. In 1880 the classes merged to form a church called Carmel Methodist Episcopal Church. Pastors from the nearby towns of Westfield and Boxley came to preach, “Occasionally” to this group. The first pastor was a local pastor named William T. Moore. In 1886 the current church building was erected and placed under the Westfield charge. William T. Moore remained local pastor under Rev. Knox of Westfield.
Eventually, the laity of the church made, “special arrangements” to employ “special ministers” and Charles Kercheval of the local Friends church preached at the Hortonville Church. In the early 1900’s the church was “brought back to Methodist” renamed the Hortonville Methodist Episcopal Church and made part of the Jolietville Charge where a pastor served both churches. A series of pastors then served the Hortonville, Jolietville, Eagle Town and eventually Strawtown charge. The pastor would preach at one of the churches one Sunday then move to the next the following Sunday. Lay members were left to cover the church responsibilities the odd weeks when the Pastor would not be there.
After WWII the conference decided to supply the church with a local pastor. The church was then served by a series of local pastors until the mid-1960’s. Then, for a ten year period a full time elder presided over the church. By the mid-1970’s the church could no longer support a full time ordained pastor and a series of local pastors have served the church ever since.
A defining moment in the life of the church was the movement of the church building to its present location. When it was originally built in 1886 it was at the intersection of two dirt roads. In 1946, the widening of the roads required the church to be moved. It was decided to use the same property and move the building back about 30 yards. Men of the church dug the basement and laid the foundation. The Woman’s Society of Christian Service made picnic lunches as the men poured concrete, laid block and finished the basement. The women also held auctions, and sold chicken and noodles to raise funds for the project. Finally, logs were procured from a local farmer and they moved the building over the rolling logs. Pulled by horses the building was set over the newly finished basement and the church building was at its present location. It is stated in the church history that the men and women of the church worked several months every day except Sunday to complete the project which included redecorating, wallpapering, reupholstering chairs and attaching new pews.
Today the church continues to serve the local community and rural areas of Sheridan and Westfield. The rich tradition of sending forth the message of Christ is alive and well in this small congregation which is mighty in the spirit.
A Short History
Written by Pastor Peter O’hara
A group of pioneers met in the mid 1800’s and formed a “Methodist class,” in Adams County which met at a small log cabin church called Pisgah. This was near what became highway 38 in Hamilton County Indiana. About a mile south a community was being formed near land farmed by the Horton family. The Monon Railway was coming which meant a new town would develop. Another “class” was formed there. At some point the community became called Hortonville after the owners of the land surrounding the town. In 1880 the classes merged to form a church called Carmel Methodist Episcopal Church. Pastors from the nearby towns of Westfield and Boxley came to preach, “Occasionally” to this group. The first pastor was a local pastor named William T. Moore. In 1886 the current church building was erected and placed under the Westfield charge. William T. Moore remained local pastor under Rev. Knox of Westfield.
Eventually, the laity of the church made, “special arrangements” to employ “special ministers” and Charles Kercheval of the local Friends church preached at the Hortonville Church. In the early 1900’s the church was “brought back to Methodist” renamed the Hortonville Methodist Episcopal Church and made part of the Jolietville Charge where a pastor served both churches. A series of pastors then served the Hortonville, Jolietville, Eagle Town and eventually Strawtown charge. The pastor would preach at one of the churches one Sunday then move to the next the following Sunday. Lay members were left to cover the church responsibilities the odd weeks when the Pastor would not be there.
A defining moment in the life of the church was the movement of the church building to its present location. When it was originally built in 1886 it was at the intersection of two dirt roads. In 1946, the widening of the roads required the church to be moved. It was decided to use the same property and move the building back about 30 yards. Men of the church dug the basement and laid the foundation. The Woman’s Society of Christian Service made picnic lunches as the men poured concrete, laid block and finished the basement. The women also held auctions, and sold chicken and noodles to raise funds for the project. Finally, logs were procured from a local farmer and they moved the building over the rolling logs. Pulled by horses the building was set over the newly finished basement and the church building was at its present location. It is stated in the church history that the men and women of the church worked several months every day except Sunday to complete the project which included redecorating, wallpapering, reupholstering chairs and attaching new pews.
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Grant me, O Lord...
Grant me, O Lord, to know what I ought to know,to love what I ought to love, to praise what delights Thee most, to value what is precious in Thy sight, to hate what is offensive to Thee. Do not suffer me to judge according to the sight of my eyes, nor to pass sentence according to the hearing of the ears of ignorant men; but to discern with a true judgment between things visible and spiritual, and above all, always to inquire what is the good pleasure of Thy will.
Hortonville United Methodist Church listing was last updated on the 23rd of December, 2019
