The Dorguth Memorial United Methodist Church was first known as "The Baltimore English Mission" and was established in 1855 when a group of members from Old Otterbein Church met for the purpose of forming an English congregation. Otterbein Church donated a lot 133' x 66' from their cemetery ground on Scott and St. Peter's Street. The church was incorporated as The Otterbein's Chapel of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Bishop Glossbrenner laid the corner stone on June 30, 1857.  The building was dedicated by the Bishop on December 27, 1857.  The church has seldom been known by its legal name. 

When the corner stone was laid on June 30, 1857, a special service was held.  Those present in the bad weather sang the hymn, "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord" and offered prayer. 

Of the years the church has been called;

Otterbein Chapel Station - Scott Street United Brethren Church - Dorguth Memorial United Brethren Church - Dorguth Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church and finally Dorguth Memorial United Methodist Church.

The parsonage, which still stands, was built in 1868.

So Why Dorguth?  In 1936 - 37 Mrs. Frederick Dorguth left money for extensive renovations.  In the words of former Pastor Frederick Mund, "the buildings were unsafe, uncomfortable, and ugly."  Mrs. Dorguth gifts were put to use repair and upgrading the church.  She also left to the church several parcels of land from which the church received "ground rent" regularly.  It was at this time the name of the church changed to "Dorguth Memorial EUB".

Pastors Who Served - The founding pastor of Otterbein Chapel was Nehemiah Altman, who had been sent to Baltimore by the Conference of the United Brethren Church to establish the city's first English Mission. His salary was set at $150.00 for the year.  Rev. Alrman, was born in Mosbach, Baden, Germany.  His came from a pious Jewish family was very wealthy and studied to be a rabbi like his brother.  Upon his conversion, his family became furious, mourned him as though he were dead and disowned him.  They sent him to America with passage money only.  He arrived in America penniless and traveled west as a peddler.  In Ohio he met a number of United Brethren families.  He was baptized, joined the UB Church and felt the call to the ministry.  Rev. Altman served the church from 1855 to 1859. 

1855 Rev. Nehemiah Altman 1859 Rev. Isaiah Baltzel 1861 Rev. Jeremiah P. Bishop 1865 Rev. Daniel Eberly 1866 Rev. Zephaniah A. Colestock 1868 Rev. Hiram Schlicter 1871 Rev. Charles T. Stern 1875 Rev. Benjamin G. Huber 1876 Rev. Walter J. Beamer 1880 Rev. John P. Anthony 1881 Rev. J. Ramsey Hutchinson 1883 Rev. G.W. Miles Rigor 1884 Rev. J. Luther Grimm 1887 Rev. Cornelius A. Burtner 1891 Rev. Amos H. Rice

1902 Rev. Joseph R. Jones 1913 Rev. John A. Cohen 1914 Rev. D.R. Wagner 1915 Rev. John L. Green 1918 Rev. I.M. Fridinger 1927 Rev. Ralph E. Boyer 1935 Rev. Frederick W. Mund 1975 Rev. Jacque Schroeder 1976 Rev. Robert Brookman 1981 Rev. W. Jack Bussard 1990 Rev. Arthur Kent 1993 Rev. JongWoo Park 1996 Rev. Jeffery Paulson 1999 Rev. Jean J. Weller

SATELLITE CHURCHES 1870's Salem Church 1890's Franklin Street Memorial UB From the Franklin Street church a mission was started in Mount Winans and called Calvary Mission.