Who We Are
Our Story
Over The Years
1947
April
Buffalo District Church Extension Society initiated steps to organize a Methodist Church and purchased property at the corner of Harlem and Saratoga Roads.
1949
March 19
Ground broken for a parsonage.
1949
September 11
First worship service, 100 people filled the basement of the parsonage.
1950
January 8
103 charter members received.
1950
November
Cornerstone laid for church building.
1955
Pledged partial support of Norman and Alice Parsons, missionaries in Japan.
1959
March 16
1,000th member received.
1962
March 11
Present sanctuary dedicated.
1986
Became first partnership church for Habitat for Humanity, Buffalo.
1993
Became a Global Mission Partner church, supporting Rev. Mark and Diane Abbott in their work at the United Evangelical Theological Seminary in Madrid, Spain and the work of Clara Swain Hospital in Bareilly, India.
1997
Christ Church builds a Habitat home.
1999
Begin partnering with Journey’s End Refugee Services, sponsoring our first family.
2008
Pipe organ upgrade project completed.
2016
Christ Church begins a revitalization process.
2022
Joins the Reconciling Ministries Network.
All Are Welcome!
Christ Church Amherst is part of the Reconciling Ministries Network, a national group of United Methodists that celebrates that LGBTQ+ persons are an expression of God’s diverse creation and exists to advocate for the affirmation of all of God’s children in the Church and the world.
We are united
Christ Church Amherst is a member of the Upper New York Annual Conference within The United Methodist Church. The mission of the church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Together, through the power of our connection, we are making a positive difference in more than 125 countries.
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