Our History
Our journey as a church...
We don't always know what it looks like to chase the heart of God, but we do know it begins with participating in community with each other. We rely heavily on our Methodist roots, employing John Wesley's view of the spiritual journey through the lenses of reason, tradition, scripture, and experience.
Founded in 1871 as a German neighborhood church, the congregation has changed names and affiliations over the years, joining the United Methodist Church in 1968 and eventually becoming Lockerbie Square UMC. A merger with Central Avenue UMC in 2006 - thereby making us Lockerbie Central - brought a synergy for social activism that dates back to Central Avenue's founding of Methodist Hospital and Wheeler Mission. Growing from a continued focus on the ideas of justice, mercy, discipleship, creativity, peace, wellness, and the importance of our partnerships with other like-minded organizations, Lockerbie Central created Earth House in 2008 in order to better continue moving forward for those ideas.
We don't always know what it looks like to chase the heart of God, but we do know it begins with participating in community with each other. We rely heavily on our Methodist roots, employing John Wesley's view of the spiritual journey through the lenses of reason, tradition, scripture, and experience.
Founded in 1871 as a German neighborhood church, the congregation has changed names and affiliations over the years, joining the United Methodist Church in 1968 and eventually becoming Lockerbie Square UMC. A merger with Central Avenue UMC in 2006 - thereby making us Lockerbie Central - brought a synergy for social activism that dates back to Central Avenue's founding of Methodist Hospital and Wheeler Mission. Growing from a continued focus on the ideas of justice, mercy, discipleship, creativity, peace, wellness, and the importance of our partnerships with other like-minded organizations, Lockerbie Central created Earth House in 2008 in order to better continue moving forward for those ideas.
