The original Old Town Methodist Church, built in 1890, is an historic wooden
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's b ...
church building now situated behind the Old Town United Methodist Church built in 1983 a short distance west of the intersection of
U.S. 19 and
Road 349 in
Old Town, Florida
Old Town is an unincorporated community in Dixie County, Florida, United States, located at US 19– ALT 27- 98 and State Road 349. The ZIP Code for Old Town is 32680.
Geography
Old Town is located at (29.6011, -82.9819), about 40 miles sou ...
. Built by Ed Hill and Charlie Hill at another location in Old Town, it has been moved several times before reaching its present site. In the 1980s, it was used as an ''annex'' to the new building. Today it serves as the Fellowship Hall.
[''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 41, ]
[Old Town United Methodist Church website]
In 1989, the 1890 church building was listed in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press.
Old Town United Methodist Church is still an active congregation. The Rev. Carl F. Rainear is its pastor.
References
External links
Churches in Dixie County, Florida
United Methodist churches in Florida
1890 establishments in Florida
Churches completed in 1890
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