Our Church Building
We celebrate the long and noble history our church building has in the town of Dedham, and how providence brought us to this place.
A Century in Mission Over Boston
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, we lay this Corner Stone for the foundation of a house to be builded and consecrated to the service of Almighty God..."
Other Notable Dates
- 1797: Boston’s first Methodist church is founded
- 1817: Work begins on the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Dedham
- May 5, 1903: The collection fund for the Oakdale Avenue building begins
- 1943: The 126th anniversary of Wesleyan preaching in Dedham is celebrated in the Oakdale building
- 1948: Parish hall and kitchen addition added to the Oakdale Avenue building
- 1968: Church school building constructed across the street from the Oakdale Avenue building – this school building would later be sold to the Mariposa Child Care Center
- 2011: The budding congregation of our New Generation church purchased the building from St. John’s Methodist Episcopal church for a mere $300,000 with the blessings of the remaining church leaders and elders
A Holy Legacy
Those who gave to this temple, from the beginning of the flock in Dedham Lower Plains, to the building fund in 1903, to the faithful congregations before us; they now reap a reward in the heavens, watching souls yet come to Jesus after more than a century of labor.
Solomon wrote that our lives are like flowers; we flourish but the wind blows and we are gone, forgotten. But our deeds carry into eternity. What we sow for His Kingdom lives with the Lord in eternity.
This temple has stood, stands, and will stand. One day, when we leave this earth, may it continue to be a missionary in this land.
