Weekly attendance <120 weekly Phone +1 330-453-1719 Materials Rock, Wood, Brick | Capacity 450 | |
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Denomination Non-Denominational Church Similar Zion Lutheran Church El, Peace Evangelic Lutheran, Good Shepherd Lutheran, St Stephen Martyr Lutheran, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church | ||
First Church of the Resurrection is a historic church at 901 Tuscarawas Street East, Canton, Ohio and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The church was dedicated and the sanctuary completed in 1862.
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Build history of expansions and renovations
1898 Sunday school addition and new remodeled church edifice
1906 Half cost of a new organ donated by the Andrew Carnegie fund
1916 Building remodeling
1926–1927 Parish house, educational center and social hall added
1937 Parish house burned down
1941 New Parish house built on top of old site
1966 New Fratelli Ruffatti organ installed
1979 Karl Koepke Memorial Chapel dedicated
1982 New outdoor lighted sign and west parking lot opened
1993 New Kegg six-ton 1,600-pipe pipe organ installed
2002–2005 New office wing, classroom, and gathering area constructed
2007 Shepherd's Garden dedicated
Church body history
1810 Union (Reformed and Lutheran) Church built
1812 Sunday School organized
1843 Choir formed
1862 Present church was built
1866 English language services began
1871 English services first held
1879 Organization of Ladies Aid Society
1897 Church incorporated as First German Reformed Church
1903 Women's Missionary Society founded
1940 Named changed to First Evangelical and Reformed Church
1959 Named changed to First United Church of Christ through denomination merger with United Church of Christ
1970 Bach Musical Festival presented
1978 901 Food Pantry ("In as much") starts giving out food to the local community
1982 First Church listed in the National Register for Historical Places
2005 Severed ties with the United Church of Christ and became an independent church with the name of First Church of the Resurrection.
2007 Traditional and Contemporary worship service begins
2008 Handel's Messiah performed
2010 200th Anniversary celebrated
Current experience
Much has changed in the past 200 years. The message is no longer delivered in German and now is in English.