Old Stone Church was born in the upper story of Cleveland's first log courthouse, a Public Square structure so primitive that historian Arthur Ludlow referred to it as "a place of advent almost as humble as the manger of Bethlehem." It was here in June of 1819 that a Union Sunday School, the forerunner of Old Stone Church, was established, and it was also here on September 19, 1820, that fifteen residents of the village of Cleveland (10% of the population) would sign the charter officially establishing the church. Residences and commercial properties have come and gone on Public Square in the ensuing years, but the one constant, the only continuing presence, has been The Old Stone Church.

Related Links