List of Methodist churches in the United States
Selected salient ones -- Tennessee
Table:
Church

Image

Dates

Location

City, State

Description

Algood Methodist Church

1899 built
1979 NRHP-listed

158 Wall St.36°11′37″N 85°26′57″W﻿ / ﻿36.19361°N 85.44917°W﻿ / 36.19361; -85.44917﻿ (Algood Methodist Church)

Algood, Tennessee

Late Victorian

Trinity United Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Athens, Tennessee

Capleville Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Capleville, Tennessee

Carthage United Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Carthage, Tennessee

Charleston United Methodist Church and Cemetery

built
NRHP-listed

Charleston, Tennessee

Highland Park Methodist Episcopal Church

built
NRHP-listed

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church

built
NRHP-listed

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Wiley United Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Madison Street Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Clarksville, Tennessee

Clarksville Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Clarksville, Tennessee

St. Peter African Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Clarksville, Tennessee

Broad Street United Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Cleveland, Tennessee

College Grove Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

College Grove, Tennessee

First United Methodist Church of Columbia

built
NRHP-listed

Columbia, Tennessee

Cornersville Methodist Episcopal Church South

built
NRHP-listed

Cornersville, Tennessee

Culleoka Methodist Episcopal Church, South

built
NRHP-listed

Culleoka, Tennessee

Dancyville United Methodist Church and Cemetery

built
NRHP-listed

Dancyville, Tennessee

Decatur Methodist Church

built
NRHP-listed

Decatur, Tennessee

Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South

built
NRHP-listed

Fall River, Tennessee

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church

built 1913
NRHP-listed 2003

Fayetteville, Tennessee

Considering the accompanying table along with the supplementary paragraphs listed at the end.

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Algood United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church at 135 West Main Street in Algood , Tennessee . The church was built in 1899 as a Methodist Episcopal Church , South . Land for the church was donated by brothers Alfred and Henry Algood , whose father was a circuit-riding Methodist minister . It is an example of the Carpenter Gothic architectural style . In 1909 , a tornado caused extensive damage to the building . Restoration after the tornado included relocating the bell tower to the right-hand side of the building and installing the bell that still hangs there . In its early years , the church building served as an unofficial community center for Algood and was sometimes used for worship services of other denominations . The Algood Methodist Church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 .
Algood is a city in Putnam County , Tennessee , United States . The population was 3,495 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Cookeville Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Trinity United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church in Athens , McMinn County , Tennessee . The congregation was founded in 1824-5 as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Athens . Its first meeting house was a structure of hewn logs built by slaves . It stood at the southwest corner of West Washington and Church Streets in Athens . It was eventually replaced by a brick building . When the Civil War resulted in a split within the Methodist Episcopal denomination , the congregation affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church , South . After the 1939 merger between that denomination and the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Protestant Church , the church became known as Trinity Methodist Church . It became a United Methodist church in 1968 , when the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church combined to form that denomination . The present church building was completed in 1910 at a cost of $ 32,449.28 ; its education wing was added in 1926 . The Gothic Revival architectural design of the 1910 church was provided by Badgley and Nicklas , a Cleveland , Ohio , architecture firm . The building design features two towers , stained glass windows with stone tracery , an octagonal dome ceiling , and eight columns to represent the eight people who survived Noah 's flood . It has an Akron floor plan , which allows the sanctuary to be expanded to accommodate large events .
Athens is a city in McMinn County , Tennessee , United States . It is the county seat of McMinn County and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area , which is part of the larger Chattanooga-Cleveland-Athens Combined Statistical Area . The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga . The population was 13,220 at the 2000 census and 13,458 at the 2010 census .
Capleville was an unincorporated community in Shelby County , Tennessee , United States , just north of the Mississippi border . It is located 0.5 mi . east of the Memphis International Airport , starting 1 mi . west of the intersection of State Routes 176 and 175 , and heading east along State Route 175 ( Shelby Drive ) crossing U.S. Route 78 . The area has been incorporated into the City of Memphis and since has become a large industrial center due to its proximity to the airport and Lamar Avenue ( U.S. Route 78 ) which becomes a divided freeway after State Route 175 . Local landmarks include Emerald Park , Fox Meadows Park , McFarland Park , Mooney Park , Walter K Singleton Park and Wilson Park . Although its current buildings were not erected until after 1971 , the Capleville Methodist Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Capleville is the childhood home of author Jerry Pournelle . The Caples were some of the first settlers in West Tennessee , and once owned all the land in Tennessee that became Capleville , plus some land in Mississippi . Sudie Caple married into the Sims Family , another prominent Family in Memphis , TN . Her son Thomas M. Pappy Sims joined the U.S. Army in 1941 , at the age of 31 , thus earning him the appellation of Pappy as he was the oldest recruit in his unit . He distinguished himself in WWII .
The Carthage United Methodist Church is a historic church in Carthage , Tennessee , USA .
Carthage is a town in and the county seat of Smith County , Tennessee , United States ; it is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 2,306 at the 2010 census . It is located on the Cumberland River , which was important to its early development . It is likely best known as the hometown of former Vice President and Senator Al Gore of the Democratic Party and his father , Senator Albert Gore , Sr . The younger Gore announced his 1988 and 2000 presidential bids , as well as his 1992 vice-presidential bid , from the steps of the Smith County Courthouse .
Charleston is a city in Bradley County , Tennessee , United States . The population was 651 at the 2010 census . It is included in the Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Asbury United Methodist Church , originally Highland Park Methodist Episcopal Church , is a historic church on Bailey Avenue in Chattanooga , Tennessee . The congregation was organized in 1889 as the Highland Park Methodist Episcopal Church . The congregation soon moved into a new frame church that it used for about 20 years before completing the current building . The current church building is a brick structure in a Gothic design created by architect Reuben Harrison Hunt . It was completed in 1909 , dedicated in 1911 , and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . Highland Park Methodist Episcopal Church changed its name to Asbury Methodist Church in 1938 , when the Methodist Episcopal Church and Methodist Episcopal Church , South , merged . It later added United to its name when the United Methodist Church was formed . Another local congregation with a similar name , Highland Park Methodist Episcopal Church , South , became St. Andrew 's Methodist Church and later St. Andrew 's United Methodist Church . Asbury United Methodist Church closed on July 1 , 1984 . Its congregation merged with Brainerd United Methodist Church and the church property was sold to Highland Park Baptist Church , which renamed the former Asbury Methodist building as the Asbury Chapel . St. Andrew 's closed in 2004 . When Highland Park Baptist Church relocated to Harrison , Tennessee , in 2013 , it sold Asbury Chapel and six other buildings in the Highland Park neighborhood to Redemption Point Church , a Church of God congregation based in Ooltewah .
Chattanooga is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County , Tennessee , along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia . With an estimated population of 180,557 in 2017 , it is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee , along with Knoxville . Served by multiple railroads and Interstate highways , Chattanooga is a transit hub . Chattanooga lies 118 miles ( 190 km ) northwest of Atlanta , Georgia , 112 miles ( 180 km ) southwest of Knoxville , Tennessee , 134 miles ( 216 km ) southeast of Nashville , Tennessee , 102 miles ( 164 km ) east-northeast of Huntsville , Alabama , and 147 miles ( 237 km ) northeast of Birmingham , Alabama . The Chattanooga metropolitan statistical area is the fourth largest in Tennessee and the city of Chattanooga anchors a three-state area that includes Southeast Tennessee , Northwest Georgia , and Northeast Alabama . Major industry driving the economy includes automotive , advanced manufacturing , food and beverage production , healthcare , insurance , tourism , and back office and corporate headquarters . The city , with a downtown elevation of about 680 feet ( 210 m ) , is at the transition between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau . Its official nickname is Scenic City , alluding to the surrounding by mountains and ridges . Unofficial nicknames include River City , Chatt , Nooga , Chattown , and Gig City , the latter a reference to Chattanooga 's claims that it has the fastest internet service in the Western Hemisphere . Chattanooga is internationally known for the 1941 song Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller and his orchestra . Chattanooga is home to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ( UTC ) and Chattanooga State Community College .
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church ( also known as Tucker Baptist Church ) was a historic church on McCallie Avenue in Chattanooga , Tennessee . It was built in 1899 . At one time it housed Tucker Missionary Baptist Church . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . The building suffered a catastrophic collapse on the morning of May 10 , 2011 . The building had most recently belonged to The Living Word Ministries , but had been disused for some time . No one was injured in the collapse .
Wiley Memorial United Methodist Church , now known as Bethlehem Wiley United Methodist Church , is a historic church at 504 Lookout Street in Chattanooga , Tennessee , affiliated with the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church . The church 's site was an important community center in the early years of Ross 's Landing , before it came to be called Chattanooga . During the American Civil War , an earlier church building on the site was used as a military hospital and prison by the Confederate Army and later as a Union Army military prison . The building incurred major damage during the 1863 Battle of Chattanooga . In 1867 it was purchased for use by the first African Methodist Episcopal congregation in East Tennessee . The church 's current brick building , completed in 1886-1887 , replaced a building that was destroyed by arson . It was rebuilt though the cooperative efforts of the congregation 's members . The city declared the building unsafe for occupancy in 1978 . Money was raised to restore the historic building . Following restoration , which included installation of a new roof , sandblasting the exterior , and uncovering some of the interior woodwork , the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places . After the 1979 National Register listing , city officials allowed the congregation to resume its use of the church for worship .
Madison Street Methodist Church is a historic church at 319 Madison Street in Clarksville , Tennessee . The church is a brown brick building that exemplifies Gothic architecture of the Victorian era . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 .
Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County , Tennessee , United States . It is the fifth-largest city in the state behind Nashville , Memphis , Knoxville , and Chattanooga . The city had a population of 132,929 at the 2010 census , and an estimated population of 153,205 in 2017 . It is the principal central city of the Clarksville , TN-KY metropolitan statistical area , which consists of Montgomery and Stewart counties in Tennessee , and Christian and Trigg counties in Kentucky . The city was founded in 1785 and incorporated in 1807 , and named for General George Rogers Clark , frontier fighter and Revolutionary War hero , and brother of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . Clarksville is the home of Austin Peay State University ; The Leaf-Chronicle , the oldest newspaper in Tennessee ; and neighbor to the Fort Campbell , United States Army post . Site of the 101st Airborne Division ( Air Assault ) , Fort Campbell is located about 10 miles ( 16 km ) from downtown Clarksville , and spans the Tennessee-Kentucky state line . While the post office for the post is located on the Kentucky side , the majority of the posts acreage is on the Tennessee side .
Clarksville Methodist Church is a historic church building at 334 Main Street in Clarksville , Tennessee . Currently , the building is n't used as a church . The church was built in 1831 , the first permanent church building in Clarksville and one of the city 's first brick buildings . In the 1880s , it ceased being used as a church and was converted into residential apartments . It is the only church building in Clarksville that was built before 1850 and is still standing . The former church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 . At that time , it still housed residential apartments . A National Register nomination document stated that the building retained much of its original architectural character in spite of renovations .
St. Peter African Methodist Church is a historic church at 518 Franklin Street in Clarksville , Tennessee , United States . The Gothic Revival church building was constructed in 1873 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 .
Broad Street United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 155 Central Ave NW ( 263 Broad Street , NW ) in Cleveland , Tennessee , United States . The Broad Street United Methodist congregation traces its history to 1836 , when Methodists met for worship in the Bradley County Courthouse in Cleveland . From 1836 until 1893 , when the church 's current building was completed , the congregation was based at four different sites in the city . It was known at one time as Lea Street Methodist Episcopal Church . In 1863 , during the Civil War , the church 's building at the corner of Church and First Streets was taken over by the Union Army and used as a stable and granary . In 1867-1868 , the congregation erected a new brick building at the present church location . In 1893 , that building was demolished and the current church building was constructed on the same site . It is designed in the Romanesque Revival style , with an Akron plan sanctuary . Additions were made to the building in 1922 and 1968 . The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 .
Cleveland is a city in Bradley County , Tennessee , United States . The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat and largest city in Bradley County , and the principal city of the Cleveland , Tennessee metropolitan area ( consisting of Bradley County and neighboring Polk County ) , which is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton , TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area . Cleveland is the fourteenth-largest city in Tennessee and the fifth-largest industrially , having thirteen Fortune 500 manufacturers .
The College Grove Methodist Church is a building in College Grove , Tennessee that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 . It was built c.1888 and was designed and/or built by T.G . Slate . The church is one of the best examples , along with the Trinity United Methodist Church on Wilson Pike , of more elaborate historic churches built in Williamson County . :32 It includes Stick/Eastlake architecture . The listing was for an area of 2.8 acres ( 1.1 ha ) with just one contributing building .
College Grove is an unincorporated community near Franklin and Murfreesboro in Williamson County , Tennessee . College Grove is predominantly rural .
First United Methodist Church of Columbia , also called Columbia First United Methodist Church , is a historic church at 222 W. 7th Street in Columbia , Tennessee , United States . The congregation was officially formed in 1820 as the First Methodist Society , with 7 congregants . Its first church building was a frame church on South Main Street , completed in the fall of 1821 under the supervision of church member Nathan Vaught , who was a master builder . Vaught also supervised the construction of the congregation 's next building , built in 1836 at the site of the present church . That church building burned in 1874 and was replaced by the present building , which was started in 1875 and completed in 1876 . It has a stained glass of James K. Polk , the 11th president acknowledging him as the 10th . When it was added they did not recognize John Tyler as the 10th president but merely finishing up the rest of William Henry Harrison 's term , the first president to die in office . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 , and is also within the Columbia Commercial Historic District which was created the same year .
Columbia is a city in and the county seat of Maury County , Tennessee , United States . The population was 34,681 at the 2010 census and in 2018 the population was 39,376 . Columbia is included in the Nashville metropolitan area . The self-proclaimed mule capital of the world , Columbia annually celebrates the city-designated Mule Day each April . Columbia and Maury County are acknowledged as the Antebellum Homes Capital of Tennessee ; the county has more antebellum houses than any other county in the state . The city is home to one of the last two surviving residences of James Knox Polk , the 11th President of the United States ; the other is the White House .
Cornersville United Methodist Church , formerly Cornersville Methodist Episcopal Church South , is a historic church at 100 S. Mulberry Street in Cornersville , Tennessee . The church 's brick building was completed in 1852 . Its lower story was designed for religious use and the upper story was designed for Masonic meetings ; the Masons relinquished their meeting space to the church in 1939 . In October 1862 , the church hosted the Tennessee Annual Conference of its Methodist denomination because Civil War hostilities made it unsafe to meet in Nashville . A fellowship hall was added in 1956 . The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 .
Cornersville is a town in Marshall County , Tennessee , United States . The population was 1,194 at the 2010 census .
Culleoka Methodist Episcopal Church , South is a historic church on Quality Street in Culleoka , Tennessee . It was built in 1868 . In 1870 it became the first location of what was to become the Webb School , when W. R. Sawney Webb and his brother taught classes in the church basement . The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 .
Culleoka is a small town in the southeastern corner of Maury County , Tennessee , located southeast of Columbia . The population was 4,964 in 2010 and in 2016 the estimated population was 5,078 . Culleoka was established in 1857 in anticipation of the construction of the Nashville and Decatur Railroad , which reached the site in 1859 . Culleoka was the original site of Webb School , which is now located in the historic town of Bell Buckle .
Dancyville United Methodist Church is a historic church in the Dancyville community in Haywood County , Tennessee . The church and its cemetery were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 . The church property was deeded to the Methodist Church in 1835 . Two years later , in 1837 , the congregation was organized and a log church building was built on the property . The current building was completed in 1850 , replacing the log church . It is a wood frame building in a Greek Revival design , built from trees growing on the church grounds ; the lumber was hewn and sawed by hand . It is one of only a few extant antebellum churches in rural west Tennessee .
Dancyville is an unincorporated community in Haywood County , Tennessee , United States . Dancyville is located at latitude 35.408 and longitude -89.294 , at the intersection of Tennessee State Route 76 and Tennessee State Route 179 , near Interstate 40 . The elevation is 404 feet . Dancyville appears on the Dancyville U.S. Geological Survey Map . Haywood County is in the Central Time Zone , and it observes daylight saving time .
Decatur United Methodist Church is a historic church on Vernon Street in Decatur , Tennessee . It is one of nine active United Methodist churches affiliated with the Meigs County United Methodist Parish . The church building was built in 1859 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 .
Decatur ( /dɪˈkeɪtər/ dih-KAY-tər ) is a town in Meigs County , Tennessee , United States . The population was 1,598 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Meigs County .
Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church South , also known as Mount Zion United Methodist Church , is a historic church in Lawrence County , Tennessee , near the Fall River community . It was built in 1885 , replacing a log church that was destroyed in a fire . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 .
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Fayetteville , Tennessee , United States , located at 521 W. College Street . The congregation was established as the African Church in 1824 , probably by white slave-owners wanting to provide a Christian church for their household servants . The original church location was on Rock and Stigall Hill ( now Reservoir Hill ) , about 0.75 miles ( 1.21 km ) northeast of the current church building . The church moved to its present location on West College Street in 1867 . The church 's current brick building was completed in 1913 . Oral histories indicate that the women of the church delivered brick to the site by carrying bricks in their aprons . When built , the church facade featured three large circular windows ; after a fire damaged the building , the circular windows were replaced by rectangular double-hung windows . The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 following research by Middle Tennessee State University .
Fayetteville is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County , Tennessee , United States . The population was 6,994 at the 2000 census , and 6,827 at the 2010 census . A census estimate from 2018 showed 7,017 .