Mission Statement
Our mission is:
Being loved by Christ, we extend His love to others.
As members of the body of Christ, our purpose is to:
Fulfill the commandments of the Scriptures!
See ourselves as co-workers with God in fulfilling His divine purpose!
Treat ourselves, other human beings and all creation as sacred!
Gladly join in missions!
Pursue faith in all thinking, speaking, and doing!
Seek God earnestly in spirit and truth!
Seek daily to grow into the fullness of the stature of Jesus Christ!
Our Church History
In the spring of 1849, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lucasville was organized under the leadership of Rev. Sheldon Parker and Rev. L.A. Atkinson. The Rev. John Stewart was presiding Elder. We became a part of the Piketon Circuit, First District.
In 1848, the heirs of John Lucas decided to settle his estate and sold all the lots in Lucasville. The lot was purchasd by Sarah Belnap; she later sold it to the church in April, 1849. The building was erected in 1849. The bricks were burned here in the vicinity. Mary L. Belnap started a subscription paper to collect most of the money for the building.
In 1850, the first Sunday School was organized, and Mary Belnap Moulton secured funds for the first library and became the first superintendent.
In the early 1920's, plans began to be formulated for a new church with more room for social activities.
The present church building was dedicated on July 1, 1928. We were for many years a part of a circuit, becoming a separate Charge in 1950.
The Lucasville Emmanuel United Methodist Church is a member of The West Ohio Conference, Portsmouth District which is now Shawnee Valley District.