The earliest Methodist service within the bounds of Oakmont took place in 1872 in a picnic grove where the Rev. A. H. Norcross held services. Almost twenty years passed before Bishop Charles H. Fowler appointed the Rev. Nathaniel Preston Kerr to the Verona Charge. In response to the urgent requests of Methodists residing in next door Oakmont, Reverend Kerr called a meeting in the "Upper School House." On January 17, 1892 at 2:30 p.m. approximately 150 people attended the meeting and a Methodist Episcopal Sunday School was organized. On Sunday, May 29, 1892, after a "preaching service," at 3:30 p.m., the Rev. N. P. Kerr organized the Oakmont Methodist Episcopal Church. There were 54 charter members.

When the Upper School House no longer allowed the Methodists to meet there, the church moved to the famous, "Tabernacle in the Grove," which was built at the rear of a lot purchased for a permanent building. Cold weather forced the congregation to move in doors into the "Red Onion Saloon" on Hulton Road. On July 23, 1893, the church was dedicated. Within twenty years, however, it was obvious the church building was inadequate.

The church was sold to the Lutheran congregation for $8,700 in 1912. The new church (present church) was built of stone. The Reverend N. P Kerr, grown old in the service of Christ delivered the dedication address. He and Reverend O. B. Emerson, then pastor, laid the cornerstone. The total cost - land, building, furniture, organ, stained glass and other equipment - was $54,283.

In 2001, the Oakmont United Methodist Church dedicated a new entryway and a refurbished church building. The cost of the refurbishment, handicap ramps, new addition and air conditioning exceeded $600,000. Today, the church and her people are poised on the edge of meaningful service for a new century.