First United Methodist Church is a historic
church
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located at 505 Main St.,
Paintsville
Paintsville () is a home rule-class city along Paint Creek in Johnson County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 3,459 during the 2010 U.S. Census.
History
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,
Kentucky
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. In 1989, the church was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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The congregation was established in 1865. The congregation constructed a wood-frame building at the corner of Church St. and Main St. This building fulfilled the congregation's needs until 1914, when the current building was constructed at the same location.
[History of First United Methodist Church of Paintsville](_blank)
Retrieved on 2010-2-20
The current building was originally constructed at a cost of a mere $16,000.
The most recent addition is a Family Life Center with gym and commercial kitchen and was completed in 2004 at a cost of approximately $1,200,000.00. The church is growing and offers three primary worship services: Sunday Morning 8:30 Traditional, Sunday Morning 10:45 Blended, and Sunday Evening "607" contemporary.
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References
External links
Paintsville First United Methodist ChurchFirst United Methodist Church Facebook
{{National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Kentucky
Churches completed in 1914
20th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States
United Methodist churches in Kentucky
Churches in Johnson County, Kentucky
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
1914 establishments in Kentucky
Gothic Revival church buildings in Kentucky
Paintsville, Kentucky