About Grace
Grace United Methodist Church is located on the west side of Hamilton Ohio. We are a healthy multi-generational congregation that values relationships. We are not striving to be a mega-church. We are instead striving to be an authentic place to find connection with God and with God’s people. This connection is one that we believe grows with the challenges and the victories of life. God works all things for good. The church is meant to be the setting for community together as we experience these challenges and victories. Perhaps the Spirit will lead you here to be a part of this family expression of God’s Grace. The doors are wide open to you.
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History of Grace UMC
In 1835 William Nast was sent by the Ohio Methodist Conference at Springfield as a German-speaking missionary to Cincinnati and the surrounding area to work among the German population. He preceded others, known as Circuit Riders, who came on horseback, for sixteen years prior to the official establishment of the church. In 1854 The First German Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in Hamilton, Ohio. In 1906 a larger church building was constructed on S. Front Street, and in 1919 was renamed Grace Methodist Episcopal Church. An even larger church home was constructed on Main Street and was consecrated in September of 1956. This building has been added on to several times, and is known today as Grace United Methodist Church.
Although the church has had several names and location changes through the years, it has continued to serve Christ with faith, hope, love and mission. Our rich Methodist history of over 150 years here in Hamilton has helped us stay focused on our ministries to Witness, Ignite, and Nurture all who enter the doors of the church. As a congregation we understand that the church is more than a building; it’s a place of worship, a place, to grow, a place where people care for one another.
Although the church has had several names and location changes through the years, it has continued to serve Christ with faith, hope, love and mission. Our rich Methodist history of over 150 years here in Hamilton has helped us stay focused on our ministries to Witness, Ignite, and Nurture all who enter the doors of the church. As a congregation we understand that the church is more than a building; it’s a place of worship, a place, to grow, a place where people care for one another.
Our Joy is sharing Christ's Love, Grace and Community with you.