332 Comments for City Methodist Church (Gary)

I was just there on 2/27/16
I'm some what speechless. The destruction created by both man and nature is captivating!
The floors and ceilings present quite a hazard. The structural integrity of the former church is all but gone. The area it's located in presents a hazard of it's own.
Not for the faint of heart!!!

I think so. I visited a year or two ago, and almost had to wait in line for other people to get out of the way, as it was crawling with photographers.

Can you access the site today?

This is a central location in the Netflix series "Sense 8" episode 1. I recognized it from a documentary series on abandoned places in the USA. Amazing ambiance. Great photos.

I am still a newbie to your site, but this picture is beautiful. The stained glass at the top is so pretty, wish I could have one. My Papa was a glassmaker and hung stained glass around here in Richmond. Va. when I was little.

I see this building everyday. It is far from being structural. But this use to be a steel town and most of the city is this way. Any thing that would be structural sound on restoring anything in this town would be a waist of time and effort. I have explored a few buildings they smell of homeless people. I believe you can see this place in the movie OG or Original Gangster. It is a shame just because it looks like it was a beautiful building at one time. But when the steel mills laid off people and people needed work they left.

NO, I am NOT a scrapper, and I resent being called one, and don't appreciate you insinuating that I am such a person. I am however, a collector of film and projection equipment and you will see many comments left by me under such photos. That doesn't mean I am going to break into these places and steal this stuff so if I were you I would think before leaving such stupid comments.

It was pretty rough back then, you can see holes in the roofing that only get worse with time. This will also rot the floors underneath pretty fast.

Now this is different! I've never seen stained-glass windows covered up with ANYTHING before, except to protect them from vandals. I'm a life long United Methodist, and I think I know how those ugly big blinds ended up on those beautiful windows! No doubt à crumudgen on the Board of Trustees thought it would be a good idea, and didn't be quiet about it at every meeting until it got approved! ; )

Thank you, Motts, for another great ''one of a kind'' Gallery!

As for Larry, you might be getting the clergy of the Methodist Church mixed up with the clergy of another Church that's been throughout the world much longer. But I don't know what your experiences, or those of the ones you love, have been. I just know that the Methodist Church has never had altar boys or girls.

Let me guess, eldokid...You are a scrapper. Grrrr! DON'T get me started!.....Another interesting pic, Motts! Not only would I not get on that balcony now, I wouldn't dare stand under it, either!

From this angle the Gym building seems to still be in pretty solid shape. Does it still have most of its roof, Motts?

Oh, yeah! I really like this one!....No fear of heights here!

Yep, nick! I believe that's the trap door to the bellfry....Hey, Motts! How are your rope climbing skills nowadays? :D

Even tho you named this photo ''Carcass'', Motts, I still. find it to be very uplifting! Wallpaper, maybe !? : )