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Church History Page 2 The congregation decided in the summer of 1953 to buy the old St. Patrick Church at 2011 West State Street. Along with the church, a ten room house belonging to St. Patrick Church was purchased and made into a parsonage. The first service was held at the new location on September 13, 1953, after much remodeling. By September of 1958, the Sunday School was averaging 204 and more room was needed for classes. In December of 1958, the house next to the parsonage at 2007 West State was purchased and redecorated for a parsonage, and the old parsonage was made into more Sunday School rooms, and an enclosed walkway was built connecting the church and the annex. At the Annual Business meeting of the church in October 1963, the members voted to build on to the church, and remodel the main sanctuary. Ground breaking was in February 1964, and building was started almost immediately. A twenty-one foot structure was built on the front, which housed a large Sunday School room, the Pastor's study, and an entry with stairs leading to both the main auditorium, and the basement auditorium. The ladies' restroom was moved next to the Nursery on the main auditorium level, and the men's restroom was moved to the basement level just beneath the ladies restroom. The main auditorium was completely remodeled with the ceiling being lowered, and the installation of acoustic tile, indirect lighting with rheostat controls, and new pews. Rev. Oda Jones left in February 1968, at the age of 60, and spent the remaining years until retirement filling in for pastors on vacation, or in churches as interim pastor until a new pastor was found.
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