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 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 Several, selected significant Methodist churches in the U.S. are:
Church ImageDatesLocationCity, State Description Barratt's Chapel 1780 built1972 NRHP-listed Frederica, Delaware "Cradle of Methodism", where Methodism first took hold in the United States in 1784 Lovely Lane United Methodist Church 1884 built1973 NRHP-listed Baltimore, Maryland Romanesque Revival style, known as the Mother Church of American Methodism St. George's United Methodist Church 1767 built1971 NRHP-listed Philadelphia The oldest Methodist church worship in continuous use in the United States.St. George's United Methodist Church Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 1794 built1972 NRHP-listed Philadelphia Romanesque style, The founding church of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
Other U.S. significant Methodist churches: (by state then city or town)
Alabama
Church ImageDatesLocationCity, State Description Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church 1888 built1985 NRHP-listed 1327 Leighton Avenue Anniston, Alabama Gothic Revival First United Methodist Church 1872 founded1891 built1982 NRHP-listed 6th Avenue North and 19th Street Birmingham, Alabama Richardsonian Romanesque St. Luke AME Zion Church 1930 built 2005 NRHP-listed 3937 12th Ave. N Birmingham, Alabama Significant in civil rights in 1962; Gothic Revival Julia Street Memorial United Methodist Church 1917 built1999 NRHP-listed 302 Thomas Avenue Boaz, Alabama Classical Revival Old Methodist Church (Daphne, Alabama) 1858 built1980 NRHP-listed 1608 Old County Road Daphne, Alabama This Greek Revival church building is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the city and now serves as a history museum. Eufaula First United Methodist Church 1834 founded1917 built 101 East Barbour Street Eufaula, Alabama Lebanon Chapel AME Church 1923 built1988 NRHP-listed Fairhope, Alabama Twin Beach AME Church 1925 built1988 NRHP-listed Fairhope, Alabama Also known as Twin Beech AME Zion Church Gainestown Methodist Church 1911 built1999 NRHP-listed Walker Springs Road Gainestown, Alabama Butler Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church 1913 built1986 NRHP-listed 407 Oglesby Street Greenville, Alabama Oakey Streak Methodist Episcopal Church 1875 built1980 NRHP-listed Alabama State Route 59, intersection at State Route 23, Greenville, Alabama Gothic Uchee Methodist Church 1859 built1997 NRHP-listed Hatchechubbee, Alabama Greek Revival First United Methodist Church 1833 founded1921 built1985 NRHP-listed 1800 3rd Avenue Jasper, Alabama Beaux Arts style Latham United Methodist Church 1906 built1988 NRHP-listed E side Hwy. 59 Latham, Alabama Late Gothic Revival Shady Grove Methodist Church and Cemetery 1892 built2002 NRHP-listed Logan, Alabama Gothic Revival Andrews Chapel 1860 built1974 NRHP-listed U.S. Highway 43 McIntosh, Alabama Squared-log building, one a few surviving log churches in Alabama. Named for Bishop James Osgood Andrew, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Emanuel AME Church 1869 built1987 NRHP-listed 656 Saint Michael Street Mobile, Alabama St. Francis Street Methodist Church 1896 built1984 NRHP-listed 15 Joachim Street Mobile, Alabama Late Victorian State Street A.M.E. Zion Church 1854 built1978 NRHP-listed 502 State Street Mobile, Alabama Old Ship African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1852 founded 1918 built1976 ARLH-listed 1991 NRHP-listed 483 Holcombe Street Montgomery, Alabama Neoclassical-style church building, the oldest African American church congregation in Montgomery, established in 1852 Mount Sterling Methodist Church 1859 built1986 NRHP-listed Junction of county roads 43 and 27 Mount Sterling, Alabama One-story, simple Greek Revival-style, used as a church from 1859 to 1970s. Restored by local historical society over 15 years to serve now as a community hall. New Market United Methodist Church 1921 built1990 NRHP-listed 310 Hurricane Road New Market, Alabama Robinson Springs United Methodist Church 1848 built 1977 ARLH-listed1982 NRHP-listed AL 14 and AL 143 Millbrook, Alabama St. Luke AME Church 1926 built2005 NRHP-listed 2803 21st Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama Designed by architect Wallace Rayfield Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church 1908 built1976 ARLH-listed1982 NRHP-listed1997 NHL-designated 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Street Selma, Alabama Served as a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and served as the meeting place and offices for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the Civil Rights Movement. Spring Hill Methodist Church 1841 built1996 NRHP-listed Barbour County Road 89 Spring Hill, Alabama Greek Revival Stockton Methodist Church 1929 built1988 NRHP-listed Alabama State Route 59 Stockton, Alabama Neoclassical Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 1957 built1995 NRHP-listed 1002 N. Church St. Tuskegee, Alabama Late Gothic Revival First United Methodist Church 1854 built1973 NRHP-listed 308 Tuskeena St. Wetumpka, Alabama Greek Revival, Italianate
Arizona
Church ImageDatesLocationCity, State Description First United Methodist Church of Glendale 1928 built2006 NRHP-listed 7102 North 58th Drive Glendale, Arizona Late Gothic Revival Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church 1917 built1986 NRHP-listed 318 North 5th Street Kingman, Arizona Classical Revival architecture Garfield Methodist Church 1925 built1993 NRHP-listed 1302 East Roosevelt Street Phoenix, Arizona Moscow Methodist Church and Cemetery 1864 built2006 NRHP-listed Prescott, Arizona Bungalow, Craftsman First Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage 1891 built1984 NRHP-listed 127 West Sherman Street Williams, Arizona Gothic Revival Methodist Episcopal Church 1905 built1982 NRHP-listed 256 South 1st Avenue Yuma, Arizona Mission Revival
Arkansas
Church ImageDatesLocationCity, State Description Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Bald Knob, Arkansas) 1927 built