Bowling Green in Warren County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
State Street United Methodist Church
Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 5, 2021
1. State Street United Methodist Church Marker
Reverend Andrew Monroe, a circuit rider, conducted the first Methodist service in Warren County in 1809 at a local tavern. By 1819, a Methodist Society held meetings at a home on Center Street. In 1820, the first church was constructed and pastored by Reverend Benjamin Moore. In 1842, a larger church was built on State Street.
In late 1844, the Methodist Church split into northern and southern factions because of slavery. Known as the Methodist Episcopal Church, South from 1844-1939, this church built the current Romanesque-Revival structure in 1895 from Warren Co. limestone. It adopted its current name in 1968 when the Evangelical United Brethren Church united with the Methodist Church.
Erected 2020 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2618.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.
Location. 36° 59.507′ N, 86° 26.63′ W. Marker is in Bowling Green, Kentucky,
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Warren County Courthouse (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bowling Green (about 500 feet away); Long Hunters (about 500 feet away); Veterans of the American Revolution (about 500 feet away); Warren County's Chief USA Civil War Officers / Warren County's Awards (about 500 feet away); James T. Morehead, (1797-1854) (about 500 feet away); Warren County / Portage Railroad
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020
2. State Street United Methodist Church Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020
3. State Street United Methodist Church Marker
Marker is behind church, in the background to the right.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 14, 2020
4. State Street United Methodist Church
View of the church from across State Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
