Battle Ground United Methodist Church (Battle Ground, Tippecanoe County, Ind.) records

At the 1857 Northwest Indiana Conference in Lafayette, Indiana, a new town with a college and church were planned in the area where the Battle of Tippecanoe had taken place. Rev. Wilson Beckner was appointed preacher for the newly formed Battle Ground Circuit, which superseded the Harrisonville Circuit organized in 1845. The school house in Harrisonville was remodeled to house the Battle Ground Collegiate Institute, and the first church building was erected on the present site in Battle Ground in 1859. In 1867, the Methodist Church withdrew its support from the institute, largely because of the rise of DePauw University, and the school closed as a Methodist institution. The Battle Ground Camp Meetings for Methodists and the Epworth League Institutes for young people were then organized.

In 1951, Battle Ground Methodist Episcopal Church became a station. On April 17, 1967, Liberty Chapel Evangelical United Brethren Church was closed and the membership united with the Battle Ground EUB Congregation. As a result of the union of the EUB and Methodist Episcopal Church, Battle Ground EUB became the Main Street United Methodist Church on June 19, 1968. On June 1, 1969, Main Street UMC closed and merged with the Battle Ground ME Church to become the Battle Ground United Methodist Church. It is a member of Lafayette District and the North Indiana Conference.