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1101 State Street, Bowling Green
State Street United Methodist Church - 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.
State Street United Methodist Church - 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.
Dedicated on November 8, 2020.