First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church

Walker County, Jasper, Religion, Methodist, Church, American Civil War, Rev. L. J. Morris, Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

The present building of the First United Methodist Church was built in 1914 although the congregation dates back almost a hundred years prior. The Methodist church is the oldest church in Jasper, Alabama with the first formal organization occurring in 1833. Around 1858, a frame building was built on the site of the present building. This frame building was burnt during the American Civil War by Union soldiers. In 1888 the congregants began to build a new church; however, plans changed and in 1912, Reverend J. L. Morris petitioned to build a new church. This church was finished and dedicated in 1921. The First United Methodist Church was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1983.

Makayla Melvin

http://preserveala.org/ARdigital/Walker/AL.WalkerCounty.FirstUnitedMethodistChurch.AR.pdf

Makayla Melvin; MSM0041@auburn.edu