Hazel Park Congregational Church

Originally named People's Church of Hazel Park, Hazel Park Congregational Church was founded on October 24, 1895, by a group of community members led by Dr. Samuel George Smith (also the founder of the U of M Sociology Department).

In the late 1890s, the congregation erected a frame church on White Bear Avenue somewhere south of Maryland. In 1914 The congregation had the building moved to the corner of White Bear Avenue and Harvester (now Case) Street. In 1916 the congregation changed its name to the Hazel Park Congregational Church, and by 1947 the congregation moved to its present site at 1831 Minnehaha Avenue.