About

Bay View United Methodist Church

Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors. ™

-Mission Statement

“The Mission of Bay View United Methodist Church is to be a warm and caring community, open to and welcoming everyone. The church is centered in a relationship with God in Jesus Christ that empowers us to be involved in God’s Mission in our community and throughout the world.”

-Core Values

Fellowship, Compassion, Inclusion, Service, Spiritual Development.

-Mission Focus

Adults, Youth, and Children in the Bay View area who are not already a part of a church.

Bay View United Methodist Church

Established 1888

The Methodist denomination organized the first church in

Bay View. It was a small wooden church built in 1868 by English immigrants on the land donated by the Milwaukee Iron Company at what today is 2471 and 2473 S. Wentworth Avenue. In 1887, the congregation moved to this Victorian Gothic cream city brick edifice designed by parishioner WIlliam Davelaar.

After World War II, husband and wife Lillian and Willis Leenhouts designed an educational wing and remodeled the church interior, installing new stained glass windows. The Bay View Historical Society designated the Bay View United Methodist Church as a landmark on May 6th, 1984.