The Peoples Church of East Lansing building (which surrounded the sanctuary on two sides). Following the fire, the interior of the sanctuary was remodeled in a more contemporary style, including the creation of a prominent stained glass window above the Chancel. During reconstruction an addition was also built to house new church offices. While no longer, in some sense, "the" university church, The Peoples Church of East Lansing remains a prominent congregation in the Greater Lansing-East Lansing area. The Peoples Church of East Lansing is the officially supported campus ministry to Michigan State University for both the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the United Church of Christ.
Lansing–East Lansing metropolitan area Ionia County was added in 1973, but taken out a decade later for the 1990 Census. The Lansing–East Lansing–Owosso Combined Statistical Area includes the Lansing–East Lansing MSA, plus the Owosso μSA, which includes Shiawassee County. As of the 2010 census, the CSA had a population of 534,684. The Lansing Urban Area, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, which measures the extent of the built environment, had a population of 313,532 as of the 2010 census. Lansing–East Lansing MSA Owosso μSA As of the census of 2010, there were 464,036 people, 183,442 households, and 112,131 families residing within the MSA.