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Methodists met at the D.J. Staples home in Lockeford. Worship was led by a circuit rider, Rev. Henry B. Sheldon, appointed to the Calaveras Circuit in 1853. The circuit included Calaveras County and all of San Joaquin County outside of Stockton. Rev. Sheldon traveled the circuit by horseback and by walking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ff7d6e557b9396c8d0aa6f0/1613718010345-LUK528WHLJTKFC1HOA02/new-methodist-church-cornerstone325x500.jpg Our History The Harmony Grove Church, about one mile west of Lockeford, was completed in 1862 and dedicated on June 30,1863. Services were held regularly until 1883 when a new church opened in Lockeford. In 1860 the Oak Grove Church was built south west of Lodi. On Armstrong Road, about half a mile west of West Lane, there was a cemetery on the north side of the road. The Oak Grove Church was located next to the cemetery. Between 1853-1870 the churches in San Joaquin County outside of Stockton were a circuit with as many as twelve preaching places. Around 1860, the name of the circuit changed from Calaveras to Woodbridge. The preacher’s remuneration consisted of whatever donations were made; annual pay ranged from $287 to $480. The strenuous work was hard on the health and many circuit riders died at an early age. In 1870, a subscription to a general fund was raised for the building of a church open to all denominations to be called the Union Church. The building was constructed at the northwest corner of School and Oak Streets. Three services were held on the opening Sunday, February 6, 1871, but before midnight, the structure had burned to the ground. A candle left burning ignited a ceiling support and burned the roof before the rest of the building was consumed. Additional funds were raised and another larger building was constructed on the same foundation. Since the Methodists were the only organized denomination at the time, the church was dedicated by and turned over to them. The congregation grew, necessitating a larger facility. On June 10, 1919, ground was broken for the present sanctuary building on the southwest corner of Oak and Church Streets. 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