Shiloh Church traces its beginning to June 1988 when Bishop Leroy Hodapp appointed Rev. Steve Seitz to a ten acre field on the westside of Jasper with instructions to plant a church. Here is a little more info about where we’ve been.
- November 27th, 1988 – 103 people attend the first worship service held at Jasper Civic Auditorium
- June 4th, 1989 – Shiloh United Methodist Church was officially chartered with a congregation of approx. 50 members
- April 22, 1990 – Shiloh held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new church building
- November 4, 1990 – The first worship service was held in the newly completed building.
June 5th, 1994 – A second service was added because of the increasing size of the congregation.- January 1996 – The first building expansion project began doubling the size of the building.
- June 9th, 1996 – The congregation worshiped for the first time in the newly expanded sanctuary.
- July 10th, 1999 – Shiloh held its first Saturday night contemporary worship service, originally called ‘The Connection.’
- November 14th, 1999 -the congregation celebrated with another ground breaking ceremony to commence Phase I of another building expansion program. The facility, again, doubled in size and twelve acres of adjoining land was purchased.
- April 28th, 2002 – The newly completed Family Life Center was consecrated as a place of Worship and Fellowship for the expanding Shiloh United Methodist Church family
- September 12, 2004 – an additional contemporary worship service was added on Sunday mornings.
