In 1887 the first building, constructed by Coal City Methodists, was completed and dedicated.  This building is currently located on the corner of Broadway and Willow.  Centered in the new church were stained glass windows which were dedicated in 1953.  Five years later, the congregation formed a building fund for renovations, with phase one being the remodeling of the vestibule and bell tower.  Following that would be an addition of an educational wing, leaving phase three to expansion of the sanctuary.  In 1965, students first entered their newly opened classrooms for Sunday School.

The original church was used to its fullest extent with many accommodations and remodeling.  But soon, the congregation was beginning to outgrow the facility.  IN 1987 another committee was formed to determine the necessity of building a new church building.  IN 1992, it was voted upon to build a new church.

It took seven years of planning and logistics to get to the momentous ground breaking ceremony.  Rising like water from a spring, the church was built and finished in less than two years.  May 2001 - the members and guests of the Coal City United Methodist Church joined together in their Hallelujah Service and Celebration officially opening their doors to the public, never to have them shut.
 

We know that many new people will soon call this quad-city area of Coal City, Diamond, Braidwood, and Carbon Hill, their home.  Charted by the school district, the area surrounding the church has over 10 new subdivisions sprouting with the planned potential of over 6,000 new residents.

Like the generation before us, the current congregation has outgrown their walls.  In 2007 at the infamous 9 9 @ 9 (September 9th at 9am) a new 12 room Sunday School wing was opened.  This new construction extending down from the current building houses seven classrooms (doubling the previous amount), a new library, music room, and two new family friendly restrooms, as well as much needed storage.

With phase two completed, the church is still growing, and soon it will be time for a new generation to begin to plan the building on phase three for the benefit of their children.

Alive and growing, the family here at Coal City United Methodist Church, a Five Star Congregation and awarded a prestigious Welcoming Award, is ready and willing to welcome you through the doors at our next worship service.