House of worship, Highland Park, since 1916
First United Methodist Church
Photographed standing in 2008
- Opened
- 1916
- Style
- Late Gothic Revival
- Standing
- 110 years
First United Methodist Church has stood on Woodward Ave. in Highland Park since 1916, 110 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of First United Methodist Church
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
In 1916, in the years the auto age reached every town around Detroit, First United Methodist Church opened in Highland Park.
It was built in the Late Gothic Revival style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
The National Register of Historic Places listed it in 1982.
Go see it at 16300 Woodward Ave. Photos never get the scale right.
The Soul Harvest Ministries is located at 16300 Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, Michigan. It was built in 1916 as the First United Methodist Church and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Timeline
- 1916 Built Late Gothic Revival
- 1982 Listed on the National Register August 3, 1982
- 2026 Today 110 years and still standing
Where it is
16300 Woodward Ave., Highland Park
On this map
- 1 First United Methodist Church This place
- 2 Medbury's-Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District 0.3 mi
- 3 Palmer Lodge Apartments 0.3 mi
- 4 Dakota Inn Rathskeller 0.3 mi
- 5 Whitmore Plaza Apartments 0.4 mi
- 6 Merrill Fountain 0.5 mi
- 7 Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District 0.5 mi
- 8 Detroit Unity Temple 0.5 mi
- 9 Greenfield Park Elementary School 0.5 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Highland Park in the 1910s
Around the block
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Medbury's-Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic District
Historic district, Colonial Revival, by Leonard B. Willeke
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.3 mi
- Palmer Lodge Apartments Built 1924, Old English 0.3 mi
- Dakota Inn Rathskeller Building, built 1933 0.3 mi
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Whitmore Plaza Apartments
Building, built 1928, Art Deco, by Wiedmaier & Gay
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.4 mi
- Merrill Fountain Monument, built 1901, Italian Renaissance 0.5 mi
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Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District
Building, built 1925, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Photo: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
- Detroit Unity Temple House of worship, built 1956, Art Deco, by Arnold & Fuger 0.5 mi
- Greenfield Park Elementary School School, built 1916, by Van Leyen & Schilling, demolished 2016 0.5 mi
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- The historic First United Methodist Church in Highland Park, Michigan, United States is listed on the US National..., 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The landmark St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church, on Lakeshore Drive in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, 2008 Photo: Umdet, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
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