Polk Grove United Church of Christ

Polk Grove United Church of Christ Polk Grove welcomes all people and prays that they might join us as we strive to fulfill our mission The church-cabin also served as a school.

The History and Story of Polk Grove UCC

In 1812 pioneers began celebrating their bountiful harvests in a cabin and grove donated by Daniel Waymire. In 1816, the original 33 members named themselves the Lower Stillwater Christian Church. They worshiped in either the Waymire cabin or the farmhouse of Anthony Coble, now Aullwood. The harvest meetings became known as annual basket meetings because pe

ople bringing baskets of food, came to renew their spiritual growth. The 1896 basket meeting was called the Great Polk Grove Exposition! Over 10,000 persons attended the fair-exhibits-revival. The baskets meetings continued in various forms until the 1950's. In 1839, it was decided to build a brick church. By Dec. 9, 1843, 435.00 dollars was pledged and the church was completed in 1844 through donated labor and materials. Our church has been designated by the local historical society as one of the oldest sanctuaries in continuous use. The church probably so-named because James Polk gave a political speech in the grove while the church was being built. Another ledged tells of the abundance of poke berry stalks in the grove, making our church look like a poke church. Our church experienced many changes in name and size. In 1931, the name changed to a Congregational Christian Church. In 1952 a building addition consisting of the fellowship hall, kitchen and classrooms was dedicated. In 1958, the Congregational Christian Churches merged with the Evangelical and Reformed Churches and we became a United Church of Christ. In 1964 our church expanded to include the offices and more classrooms. Our most recent addition, the new fellowship hall and kitchen were dedicated in 1980. One of the wonderful things about this church is the diversity of our Church family, united in one Christ. On this Web Sight you will see people that come from all walks of life with different gifts and abilities. You will also see young and old, male and female, working together as the body of Christ.

09/06/2026

Pastor Todd gives his sermon for September 6th, 2026.

09/06/2026

Claire Morris and Tim Back play 'Keep on the Sunny Side"

Just want to say a big thanks to all those that came out to support our Thursday night fundraiser. Thank you also to the...
09/04/2026

Just want to say a big thanks to all those that came out to support our Thursday night fundraiser. Thank you also to the people who helped in the kitchen and those that donated the beautiful baskets .It was a very wonderful evening of fun and fellowship.

Please come join us for Northmont Area Sales network, charity ticket auction/ raffle on Thursday, September 3. Doors o...
09/01/2026

Please come join us for Northmont Area Sales network, charity ticket auction/ raffle on Thursday, September 3. Doors open at 6:15 auction starts at 7p.m.

There will be a concession stand with ham and cheese sandwich, Sloppy Joe’s, hotdog, pretzels, and nacho chips and cheese, and more. We would love to see you all there. Come and join in the fun and fellowship.

08/30/2026

Pastor Todd gives his sermon for August 30th, 2026.

08/23/2026

Pastor Todd gives his sermon for August 23rd, 2026.

What a beautiful day at our outdoor service at Camp Mac this morning.  The weather was perfect, the pickers sounded gre...
08/23/2026

What a beautiful day at our outdoor service at Camp Mac this morning.  The weather was perfect, the pickers sounded great, the message was wonderful, and the fellowship was fabulous. So blessed to have such a wonderful church family. Thanks to all those that brought food to share and to the stewardship committee for supplying ice cream. Thanks to Jeff for keeping the camp looking so good, Russ for the tent, and Cliff for grilling the delicious hamburgers and hotdog. Missed all of you who couldn’t be there. Hope to see you next time. 

08/23/2026

Pastor Todd gives his sermon for August 16th, 2026.

Thanks to all those that came out to the women’s fellowship today. Thanks Linda for arranging to have Bart from the Mont...
08/20/2026

Thanks to all those that came out to the women’s fellowship today. Thanks Linda for arranging to have
Bart from the Montgomery County Sheriff Dept come out and speak to us about “Avoiding senior scams ”. It was a very informative yet a little frightening. We all learned a lot.Thanks to Linda, Lisa and Cheryl for the delicious lunch.
Next months will be a speaker from Shoes 4the Shoeless.

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9190 Frederick Pike
Dayton, OH
45414

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 2pm
Tuesday 10am - 2pm
Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Sunday 8:30am - 11:30am

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