This is a beautiful church. I grew up in this church my whole childhood. The main church has…read morebeautiful stained glass windows down both sides. They have added an addition onto the original church and moved one of the stained glass windows to the new section. There is a newer pastor now who just gave a beautiful sermon for the memorial service that I came back into town to attend.

From the owner: Lutherian Church in Niles Missouri, offering a place of worshipread more

Friendly loving church and congregation. Great pastor and wife. Growing children's church.read more

Constructed in 1862 as a hops barn, this establishment was converted into a church in 1876. Then…read morere-sold in 1915 to a local farmer, the livestock barn existed on the site from 1915 to 1998 before it was purchased by members of the Pokagon United Methodist. Rev. George Bennard was visiting the area to take part in a series of revivals, and his famous hymn "The Old Rugged Cross" was first publicly performed in 1913. The hymn did not make Rev. Bernard rich. However, he sold the rights to the Rodeheaver Company of Winona Lake, Indiana, for $500, and the copyright was renewed years later for $5,000. The Old Rugged Cross Church is located on Vermont St. in Pokagon, about halfway between Dowagiac and Niles, where my partner's sister and I stopped off the beaten path before heading to Shipshewana.

My husband and I found out about this church by accident! We were simply searching for things to…read moredo in Niles, Michigan. We were determined to find something to do close to dark and finally found this on the Internet. The hymn, The Old Rugged Cross, was first performed in this church many years ago. The hymn is near and dear to our hearts because our grandparents used to enjoy singing this song and my husband has enjoyed playing it on the piano for our children. We decided to check it out! The outside of the church is stunning! We were not able to view the inside but if we ever make it back to this area of the country we will certainly stop to see it! You should do the same especially if you enjoy this old hymn!

Visit for first time love the service and the community.Had a very good experience hoping to visit…read moreagain

Would stop in here once a year while staying at a resort in the area. Just wanted to mention that…read morethe priest and church staff were always very welcoming of our vacation crew, and I found the parish to be quite pleasant. It is a very nice, modern building, easy to find.

This ward is amazing. I am a member of the organization and more specially the Niles ward. I serve…read moreas a councilor in the organization. I love this ward.