This large church at the northwestern corner of Champion and Wood Streets in the heart of Youngstown, Ohio is a National Register of Historic Places church that was founded in 1799, the Helen Chapel built-in 1889. GPS tours claim it to be the oldest church in the Western Reserve. The current sanctuary was dedicated in 1960 featuring classic Georgian Epoque elements. The architecture has four immense columns and three grand doorways.
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Youngstown Masonic Temple
Around the block, there are many other churches. These all befell great tragedies as one caught on fire from a lightning strike, another burnt down, one damaged by a tornado, one converted to a brewery, and the others abandoned … makes one think that God or some other entity doesn’t want churches on this block.