The First Universalist Church of Lyons, Ohio, located at 145 East Morenci Street, Lyons, Ohio is a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association. [1]
The First Universalist Church of Lyons, Ohio, located at 145 East Morenci Street, Lyons, Ohio is a member congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Association. [1]
The congregation first gathered in 1852; the church building was first constructed in 1868; an extensive renovation took place in 1904. [2] The land for the church was donated by Jinks Morey, who was a Universalist and the founder of Morey's Corners, now known as Lyons, Ohio. [2] The church building is the oldest remaining non-residential structure in Royalton Township, Fulton County, Ohio. [2] A bronze plaque issued by the Fulton County Historical Society [3] reads as follows:
- THE FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
- Congregation gathered in 1852
- Church Dedicated October 18, 1868
- Renovated and rededicated:
- December 4, 1904
- Erected on land donated by Jinks Morey,
- Universalist and founder of
- Morey's Corners, now Lyons, Ohio.
- Oldest Royalton Township non-residential
- structure remaining on its original site.
- Fulton County Historical Society
- Historic Building
Lyons is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 562 at the 2010 census.
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