The Westerville News

The Westerville News

Church Of The Master Celebrates 175 Years - Westar Park Opens Friday Morning

Sep 25, 2026
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Church of the Master has stood at the corner of Grove and Main streets in Westerville since 1916, its colonnaded entrance facing Otterbein University, where the congregation’s history began 175 years ago.

Founded in 1851 as Otterbein Station, the congregation grew alongside the university and the community that developed around it. Its members became inv…

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