title: Meridian Street United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
Saint Paul School of Theology
Cathedral of the Rockies
Warren United Methodist Church and Parsonage
Seminole Heights United Methodist Church
Suncreek United Methodist Church
Grace Episcopal Church (Buena Vista, Colorado)
Asbury First United Methodist Church
Salem First United Methodist Church
sentences: Meridian Street United Methodist Church, known in its early years as Wesley Chapel, the Meridian Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Meridian Street Methodist Church, is a Methodist church located at 5500 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 The church originated from the first Methodist congregation in Indianapolis that began in a log cabin in 1821–22 with fifty members.
 The congregation worshipped at several locations and erected four earlier churches on Monument Circle and along Meridian Street in downtown Indianapolis before it merged with the Fifty-first Street Methodists in 1945.
 The first service at its North Meridian Street location was held on June 29, 1952.
 Designed by the architectural firm of Russ and Harrison, the Georgian-Colonial-style, red-brick church is noted for its architecture, pipe organ (one of the city’s largest), and formal parlor.
 The Aldersgate addition on the west side (rear) of the church was consecrated on October 4, 1989.
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection is a congregation of the United Methodist Church.
 The original campus is located in Leawood, Kansas, with additional locations in Olathe, Kansas, downtown Kansas City, Missouri & Blue Springs, Missouri.
 It is the largest United Methodist congregation in the United States, with a membership of over 20,000 and average weekly attendance for all campuses of 11,000 people in 2016.
Saint Paul School of Theology is a United Methodist Seminary in Overland Park, Kansas in the Kansas City metropolitan area and is one of 13 seminaries of the United Methodist Church.
 In addition to the Kansas City area campus at Church of the Resurrection, Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University has been offering courses since September 2008.
 The student body has almost equal numbers of men and women, representing many states and other countries.
 While most students are United Methodist, several other denominations are represented in the student body each year.
Cathedral of the Rockies, also known as the Cathedral of the Rockies First United Methodist Church, is a United Methodist church located in the historic North End district of Boise, Idaho, United States.
 The cathedral is the largest United Methodist Church in Boise, Idaho, the largest in the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist denomination, and was the first Methodist church in Boise, founded in 1872.
The Warren United Methodist Church and Parsonage are an historic Methodist church and house at 27 Church Street in the center of Warren, Rhode Island, United States.
 The congregation, the First Methodist Church, was started in 1789 under the Rev. Daniel Smith, and was the first Methodist congregation in Rhode Island.
 The current building, a Greek Revival structure with a full temple front, was built in 1844 by Fall River architect Perez Mason.
 The parsonage, a two-story Italianate structure, was built by the congregation in 1858.
 The building was designed by the Warren firm of Hoar & Drown and built by the related firm of Hoar & Martin.
Seminole Heights United Methodist Church, also referred to as Seminole Heights Methodist or Seminole Heights UMC, is an active Methodist congregation and a historic, Gothic Revival style church building constructed in 1927 in the Old Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.
 The building is one of the contributing structures within the Seminole Heights Residential District, a U.S. National and Local Historic District.
 Seminole Heights United Methodist Church is located at 6111 Central Avenue, at the southeast corner of the intersection of Central and Hanna Avenues.
Suncreek United Methodist Church is a United Methodist Church in Allen, Texas, part of the North Texas Conference of the UMC.
 In June of 1995, Rev. Burt Palmer was appointed to begin a new United Methodist Church in Allen.
 By September of that year, three families were gathering to worship at the parsonage.
 The group grew, and by the end of that year, Sunday morning worship moved to Green Elementary School.
 Then, on September 22, 1996, Suncreek was officially constituted as a United Methodist Church.
 In early 1999, the church began to build on property at Suncreek and McDermott Drives.
  This involved renovating a home that was on the site and adding additional rooms for a Sanctuary and classes.
  In September 1999, the church left Green Elementary and began meeting in the new buildings.
 Rev. Kathleen Baskin-Ball was appointed Senior Pastor of Suncreek in June 2001.
 The following May, the church gathered for a Sunday morning worship service under a large tent to kickoff a capital campaign that would purchase land, renovate the existing building, erect a new building and Sanctuary, and add parking.
 One year later, the church broke ground on this phase of its development.
 The new building was completed in April 2004 and consecrated by Bishop William B. Oden on May 23, 2004.
 In early 2007, Rev. Kathleen Baskin-Ball was diagnosed with cancer.
 Despite the challenges of her illness and treatment, she continued to lead, serve and love the congregation until her death on December 2, 2008.
 One of Kathleen’s favorite ministerial duties was performing baptisms.
  We desire to remember her with the beautiful Garden in our esplanade just south of the breezeway connecting the sanctuary with the children’s area.
 Rev. Dr. Thomas O. Palmer was appointed as Senior Pastor in June, 2009 and served until June, 2013.
  He now serves as Senior Pastor of Coppell United Methodist Church.
 Rev. Dr. Keith Payne Boone was appointed as Senior Pastor in June, 2013 and served until June, 2016.
 He now serves as Senior Pastor of University Park United Methodist Church in Dallas.
 Rev. Dr. Barry Hughes was appointed as Senior Pastor in June, 2016.
In 2002, Grace Episcopal Church and the local United Methodist congregation formed a federated congregation with the approval of their respective denominational authorities.
 The United Methodist Congregation now styles itself "Grace United Methodist Faith Community".
 Each one retains its separate corporate organization while worshiping together.
 Services on the first and third Sundays are led by a United Methodist minister while services are the second and third Sundays are led by an Episcopal priest.
Asbury First United Methodist Church is located on East Avenue in Rochester, New York, United States.
 It traces its heritage to several Rochester congregations dating back to the 1820s.
 In its current form, it is the result of a 1934 merger of First Church and Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church.
 With a congregation of 2,300 people, it is the largest United Methodist church in the Rochester area.
Salem First United Methodist Church is a Methodist congregation and historic church in Salem, Oregon, United States.
 The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places under its original name, First Methodist Episcopal Church of Salem, in 1983.
 First United is the oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains, and is a designated United Methodist Heritage Landmark.
 It is one of Oregon's few high-style Gothic Revival churches outside of Portland, and has one of the rare tall spires left standing in the state.

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 Meridian Street United Methodist Church, known in its early years as Wesley Chapel, the Meridian Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Meridian Street Methodist Church, is a Methodist church located at 5500 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.
 The church originated from the first Methodist congregation in Indianapolis that began in a log cabin in 1821–22 with fifty members.
 The congregation worshipped at several locations and erected four earlier churches on Monument Circle and along Meridian Street in downtown Indianapolis before it merged with the Fifty-first Street Methodists in 1945.
 The first service at its North Meridian Street location was held on June 29, 1952.
 Designed by the architectural firm of Russ and Harrison, the Georgian-Colonial-style, red-brick church is noted for its architecture, pipe organ (one of the city’s largest), and formal parlor.
 The Aldersgate addition on the west side (rear) of the church was consecrated on October 4, 1989. 

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 The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection is a congregation of the United Methodist Church.
 The original campus is located in Leawood, Kansas, with additional locations in Olathe, Kansas, downtown Kansas City, Missouri & Blue Springs, Missouri.
 It is the largest United Methodist congregation in the United States, with a membership of over 20,000 and average weekly attendance for all campuses of 11,000 people in 2016. 

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 Saint Paul School of Theology is a United Methodist Seminary in Overland Park, Kansas in the Kansas City metropolitan area and is one of 13 seminaries of the United Methodist Church.
 In addition to the Kansas City area campus at Church of the Resurrection, Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University has been offering courses since September 2008.
 The student body has almost equal numbers of men and women, representing many states and other countries.
 While most students are United Methodist, several other denominations are represented in the student body each year. 

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 The Warren United Methodist Church and Parsonage are an historic Methodist church and house at 27 Church Street in the center of Warren, Rhode Island, United States.
 The congregation, the First Methodist Church, was started in 1789 under the Rev. Daniel Smith, and was the first Methodist congregation in Rhode Island.
 The current building, a Greek Revival structure with a full temple front, was built in 1844 by Fall River architect Perez Mason.
 The parsonage, a two-story Italianate structure, was built by the congregation in 1858.
 The building was designed by the Warren firm of Hoar & Drown and built by the related firm of Hoar & Martin. 

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 Seminole Heights United Methodist Church, also referred to as Seminole Heights Methodist or Seminole Heights UMC, is an active Methodist congregation and a historic, Gothic Revival style church building constructed in 1927 in the Old Seminole Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.
 The building is one of the contributing structures within the Seminole Heights Residential District, a U.S. National and Local Historic District.
 Seminole Heights United Methodist Church is located at 6111 Central Avenue, at the southeast corner of the intersection of Central and Hanna Avenues. 

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 In 2002, Grace Episcopal Church and the local United Methodist congregation formed a federated congregation with the approval of their respective denominational authorities.
 The United Methodist Congregation now styles itself "Grace United Methodist Faith Community".
 Each one retains its separate corporate organization while worshiping together.
 Services on the first and third Sundays are led by a United Methodist minister while services are the second and third Sundays are led by an Episcopal priest. 

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 Asbury First United Methodist Church is located on East Avenue in Rochester, New York, United States.
 It traces its heritage to several Rochester congregations dating back to the 1820s.
 In its current form, it is the result of a 1934 merger of First Church and Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church.
 With a congregation of 2,300 people, it is the largest United Methodist church in the Rochester area. 

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 Salem First United Methodist Church is a Methodist congregation and historic church in Salem, Oregon, United States.
 The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places under its original name, First Methodist Episcopal Church of Salem, in 1983.
 First United is the oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains, and is a designated United Methodist Heritage Landmark.
 It is one of Oregon's few high-style Gothic Revival churches outside of Portland, and has one of the rare tall spires left standing in the state. 

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Answer: Saint Paul School of Theology