Ocean Park United Methodist Church

Welcome

All Are Loved Here!

The mission of the United Methodist Church -

"Making Disciples of Jesus the Christ for the transformation of the world."

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can"  JOHN WESLEY, FOUNDER OF METHODISM

Thank you for visiting our website. We are the "Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors" people and we welcome You with Open Arms.  Wherever you are on your faith journey, we invite you to journey with us!

We here at Ocean Park United Methodist Church Welcome You. 

We are a friendly bunch to get to know - we enjoy meeting new folks from here and from afar. So please join us on any Sunday morning for Adult Sunday School at 9:30 AM and singing favorite hymns at 10:45 AM. Worship is at 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

WE CELEBRATE COMMUNION the first Sunday of each month and ALL are Welcome at the Lord's Table.

Join us after church in the Fellowship Hall for coffee, treats and good conversations.

There are two wheelchair accessible entrances. 

Church history

In 1883 an association of ten ministers and ten lay persons formed a corporation under the laws of Oregon and Washington territories called “Ocean Park Camp Meeting Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church”. The 250 acre property was divided into lots and the first camp meeting was held July 26^th to August 5, 1883. These meetings continued for many years.

The present church building was started in 1913 and completed in 1914. It was built by the popular subscription with J. E. Hazeltine of Portland, Oregon matching the total funds collected. The cost of the building was $3,185.00. The Ocean Park Methodist Church was dedicated on August 9, 1914 by District Superintendent Dr. S. S. Sullinger. The Ocean Park Methodist Church bell hung originally in the Oysterville Methodist Church (1871-1921). It was a gift from John Crellin. The bell was made in Philadelphia about 1874 and shipped via railroad to San Francisco then to Oysterville on a sailing schooner used in the oyster trade. The bell is inscribed, “First M. E. Church, Oysterville, 1876.” The bell was taken down in 2005 for cleaning and restoration. It was reinstalled and rededicated in August 2005.

The bell still rings every Sunday before the start of service at Ocean Park United Methodist Church.