When the North Highlands subdivision
sprang up, a group of Methodists met at the real estate office to organize
a new Methodist church. The church was officially established on
February 18, 1949 with 49 charter members. After an acre of land
was donated by Cornell and Allie Winn at the corner of Poleman Road and
Cornell Drive, construction began on August 12, 1949. On December
18, 1949, the first service was held in the newly built church. The
first minister was Rev. John Koleymay. Though there were only 31
members at that time, the church could seat 150.
An education building was later
built. Then a second story was added. The parking facilities
were added in 1953. A new sanctuary was built in 1954. The
original church was remodeled into a chapel and two classrooms.
In 1968, a multi-use building
called the Celebration Center was built. |
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