History of Southampton United Church

The serene and natural setting of our area on the shores of Lake Huron, promotes beauty, art and music, reminding us of our Creator and His great provision for our happiness. On the north shore of the Saugeen River in the area of Chippewa Village, the first Protestant service was held by the Methodist Missionaries in 1829. The first church building was built by the Wesleyan Methodists on the south side of Clarendon Street in 1853.

The following year the New Connexion Methodists built another small church on the corner of Lansdowne and Albert Streets. Both churches prospered and in 1891 they joined together as one Methodist Church and built a new church on the south west corner of High and Victoria Streets. This is the present day Lutheran Church...

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