According to a history of Bond and Montgomery Counties compiled in 1882, William Updike and wife moved into the village of Witt in the year 1869. At that time there was no Methodist church organization in Witt nor nearer than 5 miles. The first Sunday, Mrs. Updike took a ride through the country and seeing a number of people at work in the fields conceived the idea of organizing a Sunday school. Word was circulated in the neighborhood and the next Sunday saw 8 children and a few grown persons at her house. These she organized into a school and an hour was spent in religious exercises. The next Sunday there were 18 present. The number continued to grow until her house would not contain the crowds. Encouraged by the success of her Sunday School venture, she was determined to organize a church. Rev. John R. Chapman accepted an invitation to preach in her house. A few weeks later the Updike family moved to another house and fitted up the old residence for a place to worship. A 6-weeks meeting was Witt United Methodist Church held during which about 30 persons professed conversion, and the church was organized. They continued to meet there until spring, then moved to the warehouse of William Woods. A new church building was erected in 1876. Some of the preachers were Rhodes. Hazen, Stubblefield, Compton, Randall, Lapham, Brooks, Cunningham, Hamill, Muhler and Howard. After a time the church declined considerably and in the winter of 1896-97 the Pleasant View Church, built in 1870 about 21/, miles southeast of Witt, was moved into Witt and the two congregations united. Ministers serving this church were Waltz, Brewer, Murry, Patrick, Madden, Maxey, McKay, Sutton, Adams, Kaneen, Hull, Eldrigde, Dugan and Cox. In 1915-16 Rev. C. A. Sullivan came in as a supply minister and the present church was built on the corner of E. Park and N. Second Streets. The cornerstone was laid in 1916 and dedicated May 6, 1917, with Rev. Wm. J. Davidson of Evanston, III, preaching the Dedicatory sermon. In 1939 the Methodist Episcopal Church North, the Methodist Episcopal Church South and the Methodist Protestant Church met and formed one new church: The Methodist Church. In 1952 the church celebrated the 75th anniversary. The pastor was G. E. Baldridge and the sermons were delivered by Bishop J. Ralph Magee and Dr. Raye Ragan. Pastors serving this church since Rev. Sullivan were P. R. Powers, L. G. Adams, J. M. Judy, J. T. Stewart, H. W. Hartman, G. E. Mavo, J. W. Williams, E. E. Shult, G. V. Herrick. John Clarke, Leslie Archer, Robert Evans, Carlos Dunnagan, Henry NoUsch, R. C. 'Muhleman, G. E. Baldridge, Frank Friesland, Bluford Dawson, Lester Earp, David Lofdahl, Don Doty and the present pastor, Marion Sullins. Two preachers died while serving this charge, Rev. Shult in 1930 and Rev. Earp in 1961. April 23, 1968, the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church united and formed THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.