early meetings occurred in homes and in Douro 10 schoolhouse (corner of Queen and Concession streets).
1859 A new appointment established in “the new and rising village of Lakefield” (WMMS)
1859 - 1860 see Bridgenorth Mission
1861 - 1874 see Lakefield, Mud Lake, and Warsaw Circuit
1862 Nov 23 Lakefield church opened (frame church on Regent St)
1867 Lakefield church enlarged.
1874 to Methodist Church of Canada as part of Lakefield Circuit