1st Methodist Church

ESTABLISHED

1922

ALSO KNOWN AS

First United Methodist Church

ADDRESS

400 East St S

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THE HOME

c. 1922; Neo-Classical Revival, 2 stories, brick, 2-story portico with 6 Tuscan columns

The Methodist Church began meeting in 1833 at a local house near the Big Spring, a few blocks away. The congregation moved into two larger buildings in 1837 and again in 1857. Construction on this church began in 1921. Upon completion, the Rev. Clare Purcell preached the first sermon in the new church on Friday evening, April 11, 1924.