Missouri United Methodist Church
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Missouri United Methodist Church | |
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| Location | 204 S. 9th St., Columbia, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°56′57″N 92°19′37″W / 38.94917°N 92.32694°WCoordinates: 38°56′57″N 92°19′37″W / 38.94917°N 92.32694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925-1930 |
| Architect | Epple, John A. |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 80002312[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1980 |
The Missouri United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church in downtown Columbia, Missouri on Ninth Street. The building was constructed between 1925 and 1930, and is an Indiana Bedford limestone Late Gothic Revival style church. The sanctuary seats 1,000 people.[2] The Stained Glass windows, including the large History of Methodism window at the rear of the sanctuary, are some of the most detailed in Mid-Missouri.[3]
The Missouri United Methodist Church has a long music tradition. It has a large Skinner pipe organ (1928, Opus 750). The Church hosts an annual Missouri United Church Concert Series featuring the Columbia Chorale, the 9th Street Philharmonic Orchestra as well as other well-known groups such as Chanticleer and the Vienna Boys Choir. The church is currently pastored by Senior Pastor, Rev. Amy Gearhart, and associate pastors Rev. Molly Moore, Rev. Larry Williams, and Rev. Trista Soendker-Nicholson. . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Further reading
- Frank Stephens. History of the Missouri United Methodist Church, University of Missouri Press
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Missouri United Methodist Church
- ↑ Priscilla A. Evans (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Missouri United Methodist Church" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
