First United Methodist Church

The brick Methodist church building in front of you was built in 1922. The domed Neoclassical Revival form is typical of many Methodist churches of the early 1920s. As grand as the exterior is, the interior is even grander. Every Sunday morning, as the sun rises, it illuminates 41 opalescent stained-glass windows. An overflowing radiance pours over the sanctuary and the worshipers filling the pews. Many of the stained-glass windows bear dedication plaques to the early town citizens of the time, with last names such as Harshaw, Fain, Dickey, Griffiths, Henry, and Hughes. 

The congregation originally met in the Harshaw Chapel, located at 150 Church Street around the corner. When the congregation outgrew that space, plans were set in place to build this structure – a major landmark in the town.