List of Methodist churches in the United States
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This is a list of Methodist churches in the United States. It includes notable churches either where a church means a congregation (in the New Testament definition) or where a church means a building (in the colloquial sense). It also includes campgrounds and conference centers and retreats that are significant Methodist gathering places, including a number of historic sites of camp meetings. This very limited list includes only historically or architecturally significant buildings, and omits many of the currently very largest and influential congregations which do not meet that standard. Methodism was founded with a large component being a rejection of past churches and was developed by John Wesley and others in large open-air gatherings in Great Britain. In the United States, Methodists (along with Baptists and other Protestants) were major participants in the Second Great Awakening wherein people would travel from a large area to a particular site to camp out, listen to itinerant preachers, and pray. The list also includes selected notable Methodist theological buildings.
In the United States, numerous Methodist churches are listed on the National Register of Historic Places[1] and on state and local historic registers, many reflecting the values of plainness, of Gothic architecture, of simple adornment. The Greek Revival style is also simple and came to be adopted for numerous American Methodist churches.
Selected salient ones[edit]
Several, selected significant Methodist churches in the U.S. are:
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Barratt's Chapel | 1780 built 1972 NRHP-listed | 39°1′28.6″N 75°27′34.36″W / 39.024611°N 75.4595444°W | Frederica, Delaware | "Cradle of Methodism", where Methodism first took hold in the United States in 1784 | |
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church | 1884 built 1973 NRHP-listed | 39°18′52″N 76°36′57″W / 39.31444°N 76.61583°W | Baltimore, Maryland | Romanesque Revival style, known as the Mother Church of American Methodism | |
St. George's United Methodist Church | 1767 built 1971 NRHP-listed | 39°57′17.9″N 75°8′46.82″W / 39.954972°N 75.1463389°W | Philadelphia | The oldest Methodist church worship in continuous use in the United States.[2] | |
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church | 1794 built 1972 NRHP-listed | 39°56′35″N 75°9′9″W / 39.94306°N 75.15250°W | Philadelphia | Romanesque style, The founding church of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.[3] |
Other U.S. significant Methodist churches: (by state then city or town)
Alabama[edit]
Arizona[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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First United Methodist Church of Glendale | 1928 built 2006 NRHP-listed | 7102 N. 58th Dr. 33°32′24″N 112°11′4″W / 33.54000°N 112.18444°W | Glendale, Arizona | Late Gothic Revival | |
Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church | 1917 built 1986 NRHP-listed | 35°11′28″N 114°3′0″W / 35.19111°N 114.05000°W | Kingman, Arizona | Classical Revival architecture | |
Garfield Methodist Church | 1925 built 1993 NRHP-listed | 33°27′33″N 112°3′11″W / 33.45917°N 112.05306°W | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
Moscow Methodist Church and Cemetery | 1864 built 2006 NRHP-listed | 33°46′42″N 93°22′0″W / 33.77833°N 93.36667°W | Prescott, Arizona | Bungalow/craftsman | |
First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage (Williams, Arizona) | 1891 built 1984 NRHP-listed | 35°19′47″N 112°11′17″W / 35.32972°N 112.18806°W | Williams, Arizona | Gothic Revival | |
Methodist Episcopal Church (Yuma, Arizona) | 1905 built 1982 NRHP-listed | 32°43′20″N 114°37′13″W / 32.72222°N 114.62028°W | Yuma, Arizona | Mission Revival |
Arkansas[edit]
California[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Bardsdale Methodist Episcopal Church | 1898 built 1986 NRHP-listed | 1498 Bardsdale Av. 34°22′17″N 118°55′55″W / 34.37139°N 118.93194°W | Fillmore, California | Only example of "Carpenter Gothic" in Ventura County | |
Fullerton First Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Fullerton, California | |||
Methodist Episcopal Church at Half Moon Bay | built NRHP-listed | Half Moon Bay, California | |||
Methodist Episcopal Church of Pescadero | built NRHP-listed | Pescadero, California | |||
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Point Arena, California | |||
Park Place Methodist Episcopal Church South | built NRHP-listed | San Diego, California |
Colorado[edit]
Connecticut[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Methodist Episcopal Church (Greenwich, Connecticut) | 1868 built 1988 NRHP-listed | 61 E. Putnam Ave.41°1′58″N 73°37′35″W / 41.03278°N 73.62639°W | Greenwich, Connecticut | Ferris & McClure, with architectural styles: Italianate, Gothic Revival, Carpenter Gothic | |
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | 1873 built 1994 NRHP-listed | 2051 Main St.41°46′58″N 72°40′37″W / 41.78278°N 72.67694°W | Hartford, Connecticut | Late Victorian | |
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church | 1900 built NRHP-listed | 1886-1906 Park St.41°45′50″N 72°42′38″W / 41.76389°N 72.71056°W | Hartford, Connecticut | Romanesque, designed by George W. Kramer | |
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church | built 2007 NRHP-listed | 69 Main St.41°40′2″N 72°46′51″W / 41.66722°N 72.78083°W | New Britain, Connecticut | Romanesque |
Rockville United Methodist Church 142 Grove Street, Rockville, CT 06066
Delaware[edit]
District of Columbia[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Eldbrooke United Methodist Church | built 1926 NRHP-listed | 4100 River Road, N.W. 38°56′55.72″N 77°4′48.79″W / 38.9488111°N 77.0802194°W | Washington, D.C. | ||
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church | built 1886 NRHP-listed | 1518 M Street, N.W. 38°54′19″N 77°2′9″W / 38.90528°N 77.03583°W | Washington, D.C. | ||
Asbury United Methodist Church (Washington, D.C.) | founded 1836 NRHP-listed | Eleventh and K Sts., NW 38°54′8″N 77°1′39″W / 38.90222°N 77.02750°W | Washington, D.C. | Designed by Clarence Lowell Harding in Late Gothic Revival and English Gothic Revival architecture | |
Mount Zion United Methodist Church | built 1876 NRHP-listed | 1334 29th St., NW. 38°54′28″N 77°3′31″W / 38.90778°N 77.05861°W | Washington, D.C. |
Florida[edit]
Georgia[edit]
Idaho[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Albion Methodist Church | 1887 built 1986 NRHP-listed | 102 North St. 42°24′47″N 113°34′39″W / 42.41306°N 113.57750°W | Albion, Idaho | Has also been known as "Albion Grange Hall" | |
Immanuel Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Boise, Idaho | |||
First United Methodist Church | built NRHP-listed | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | |||
Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Emmett, Idaho | |||
Trinity Methodist Church | built NRHP-listed | Idaho Falls, Idaho | |||
Lewiston Methodist Church | built NRHP-listed | Lewiston, Idaho | |||
Mackay Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Mackay, Idaho | |||
First Methodist Church (Moscow, Idaho) | built NRHP-listed | Moscow, Idaho | |||
Nampa First Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Nampa, Idaho | |||
Sweet Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Sweet, Idaho |
Illinois[edit]
Indiana[edit]
Iowa[edit]
Kansas[edit]
Kentucky[edit]
Louisiana[edit]
Maine[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Gray Memorial United Methodist Church and Parsonage | built NRHP-listed | Caribou, Maine | |||
Deering Memorial United Methodist Church | built NRHP-listed | Paris, Maine | |||
Chestnut Street Methodist Church | built NRHP-listed | Portland, Maine | |||
Dunstan Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Scarborough, Maine | |||
West Durham Methodist Church | built NRHP-listed | West Durham, Maine |
Maryland[edit]
Massachusetts[edit]
Michigan[edit]
Minnesota[edit]
Mississippi[edit]
Missouri[edit]
Montana[edit]
Nebraska[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Salem Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Axtell, Nebraska | |||
St. Paul's Methodist Protestant Church | built NRHP-listed | Culbertson, Nebraska | |||
Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage | built NRHP-listed | Lincoln, Nebraska | |||
First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and Cemetery | built NRHP-listed | Monroe, Nebraska | |||
Trinity United Methodist Church | 511 N Elm St. 40°55′39″N 98°20′52″W / 40.92748307608097°N 98.3478073927519°W | Grand Island, Nebraska | Website: |
Nevada[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Austin Methodist Church | 1866 built 2003 NRHP-listed | 135 Court St. 39°29′32″N 117°4′6″W / 39.49222°N 117.06833°W | Austin, Nevada | Italianate | |
Bethel AME Church | built NRHP-listed | Reno, Nevada | |||
First United Methodist Church | built NRHP-listed | Reno, Nevada |
New Hampshire[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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Asbury United Methodist Church | 1844 built 1983 NRHP-listed | 42°53′17″N 72°28′14″W / 42.88806°N 72.47056°W | Chesterfield, New Hampshire | "Mother church" of Methodism in New Hampshire; Greek Revival style.[9] | |
Grace United Methodist Church | 1869 built 1985 NRHP-listed | 42°56′8″N 72°16′49″W / 42.93556°N 72.28028°W | Keene, New Hampshire | High Victorian Gothic style church designed by Shepard S. Woodcock, built larger and more expensively than its parishioners could afford.[1] | |
Springfield Town Hall and Howard Memorial Methodist Church | 1797 built 1986 NRHP-listed | Four Corners Rd. SE of New London Rd. 43°29′43″N 72°2′55″W / 43.49528°N 72.04861°W | Springfield, New Hampshire | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival | |
Tuftonboro United Methodist Church | c.1853 built 1997 NRHP-listed | 43°41′45″N 71°13′16″W / 43.69583°N 71.22111°W | Tuftonboro, New Hampshire | Notable as an "excellent" Greek Revival style church[11] |
New Jersey[edit]
New Mexico[edit]
Church | Image | Dates | Location | City, State | Description |
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First Methodist Episcopal Church | 1904 built 1976 NRHP-listed | 3rd St. and Lead Ave. 35°4′52.5″N 106°39′4.5″W / 35.081250°N 106.651250°W | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Late Gothic Revival, Folk Gothic | |
First Methodist Church of Clovis | built NRHP-listed | Clovis, New Mexico | |||
Phillips Chapel CME Church | built NRHP-listed | Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||
St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church | built NRHP-listed | Raton, New Mexico | |||
First United Methodist Church of Deming | [1] | 1976 Built | 1020 S Granite St. | Deming, New Mexico |