As more people moved to Huron, residents began to gather for religious services. The village's first places of worship were established in the 1800s. They include the First Presbyterian Church, Christ Episcopal Church, and the German Evangelical Church (modern day Huron United Methodist Church). (Video: Samuel Marks, Afternoon at the Huron Cemetery, 2017)
The First Presbyterian Church was formally organized in 1836. Initially parishioners met in a small schoolhouse on Park Street. The present church was built on Williams Street in 1852.The cornerstone of the oldest remaining building in Huron, Christ Episcopal Church, was laid on March 7, 1839. The Rev. Samuel Marks began his 42 year ministry at the church soon after. Beloved by all, his funeral procession was half a mile long when died at age 84. The church is located on the corner of Park and Ohio Streets. Photo taken 1898.As early as 1864, Evangelical families from Germany organized prayer meetings in Huron homes and storefronts. Parishioners built a church in 1875 on the northeast corner of Shirley and Williams Streets. The Evangelical Church merged with the United Brethren Church (EUB) in 1946. Another merger occurred in 1967 when the EUB and Aldersgate Methodist Church joined to form the Huron United Methodist Church.At the corner of Williams and Shirley, this church was built as a Methodist Episcopal Church, but it didn't survive the depression. Purchased by the Grange, the Aldersgate Methodist Church began renting it in the 1960s, The Evangelical United Brethren and Aldersgate Methodist Church merged in 1967 The building continued as a Grange Hall until 1981 when it was purchased by the Huron Historical Society. Today it is occupied by a private business.
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