A survey taken in the rapidly growing area found that there was a need for a new Methodist Church.  A meeting was held in October 1961 at the home of  Mr. and Mrs. Homer Self.  It was led by D.S. Rev. Jolly B. Harper and Rev. Ira Love (pastor at Haughton).  Others at the meeting included Mr. and Mrs. Self, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Buhls, Mr. and Mrs. V.L. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Johnson, Mr. J.C. Lee, Mrs. William George and Mrs. Walter Downey.  They discussed starting a church near the new Platt Elementary School on Highway 80. 
         A Lumber & Supply house was bought from Mrs. James Wafer for $8000.  Money was obtained from the Board of Missions and a loan.  Churches from the district donated furniture.  Led by Ike Renfro, local residents donated their time and labor to turn the lumber shed into a church.  Services were held in the building for just over a year.  On April 22, 1962 (Easter Sunday), the church began with 76 charter members.  The church was named after its first pastor, Rev. Love. 
          A new sanctuary was planned by Oliver Buhls and Ben Ramsey, with Ike Renfro serving as contractor.  The church was completed in 1963.  It was used until 1983, when a new building program began.  The fellowship hall was built in 1983.  It was connected to the sanctuary in 1987.    
          In 1996, twelve acres were bought along Hwy 80 … a quarter-mile west of the existing facility.  Improvements have been made on the property and the church is conducting a capital campaign to build new church facilities at the site.