Livingston UMC
The Methodist Episcopal Church of Livingston began in 1882 with the Rev. Bachman the circuit rider. He came from Montfort and preached the first sermon in Livingston from the new railroad depot. He attracted a crowd, and enough interest for a Methodist class to be established. The church was erected in 1883 and dedicated in 1884, on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Livingston. In 1903 the church was remodeled and in 1915 enlarged. In 1917 the circuit was dropped, and a ministry established in Livingston who also took charge of the Rock church. On April 29, 1920, the present parsonage was completed, the current pastor was Rev. Pierstoff. Much of the current church furniture, including the present church windows (purchased from the Dodge Church new Bloomington), was given and installed in 1938 after a fire resulting from defective wiring damaged the building. In the early 1982 the fellowship hall, Sunday school classrooms and office addition was added.
