Beulah Community Church and The Way Church of Johnstown are merging as officials said they now use the same building.
The building is located at 716 Bedford Street in Johnstown.
"This building has been here for over 100 years, and it has served the Lord well for over 100 years," church member Jim Knipple said. "We want to be able to continue to use this building in a way that glorifies God, and if it means partnering with another organization that has the same mission then fine, that's exactly what we're going to do."
Knipple said that the church, much like many churches, had been losing people gathering at their services at what is formerly known as Beulah United Methodist Church.
"That doesn't mean though the needs of the neighborhood haven't changed." Knipple said. "They're still there, and so there are still a group of us that are trying to meet those needs the best that we can."
Lead pastor for the church Brian Grumbling said the church has been "kind of dead for a long time," but officials are looking to change that.
They did a ribbon-cutting Sunday afternoon, and said it represented the church's rededication to the community.
"The biggest thing is our outreach to the community," Grumbling said. "We're going to be helping the homeless people and we're going to be helping those that are in need. We want this place to be a welcoming center for everybody who is out there that needs help. We want to show love to the community and help and support it."
Church officials said they believe the two congregations coming together could make them stronger.
"We really have a lot of confidence that the two of us, the two different organizations can work in shared ministry to meet the needs of the people," Knipple said.
They said The Way Church of Johnstown gathers Saturday evenings at 6 p.m. and Beulah Community Church holds services at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday's.
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