The church continued to grow and in 1968 a new Sunday School building was dedicated. Because of restructuring within the entire Methodist Church, the name was changed to Sterling United Methodist Church.
On October 12, 1975, we celebrated 100 years of service to the Sterling community. Growth continued and on March 13, 1983, we broke ground for a new building. On October 30, 1983, we deconsecrated the old building and we moved into the first phase of our new building at 304 E. Church Road on November 20, 1983.
Again growth dictated the need for additional space and an architect was secured for preparing plans for phases two and three of our building program. The drawings were approved in June 1987. A new Sanctuary and additional classrooms were dedicated in May 1992.
In 2017 our Sanctuary, Narthex (lobby), kitchen, and restrooms were remodeled and updated to make our church more welcoming, beautify our place of worship, and improve our ability to serve others in our fellowship hall.