The structure passed into the hands of Indiana University, which continued to use part of Seaman Hall as a satellite campus, but nothing was done with the church itself.
By the 1990s, the church was already starting to decay, but was then severely damaged by a fire in 1997, which accelerated the deterioration even further.

The church is a popular destination for urban exploration (though permits are now required) and has even been the location of Goth weddings in recent years.
The structure passed into the hands of Indiana University, which continued to use part of Seaman Hall as a satellite campus, but nothing was done with the church itself. By the 1990s, the church was already starting to decay, but was then severely damaged by a fire in 1997, which accelerated the deterioration even further.
The church is a popular destination for urban exploration (though permits are now required) and has even been the location of Goth weddings in recent years.
City Methodist Church (Gary, Indiana)