Lexington Methodist Church

From "Lexington" by Mary Wilson and Sharon Y. Asher, published sometime after 1975.

LEXINGTON METHODIST CHURCH

It is not definitely known at what date Methodism made its first appearance in the town of Lexington. No doubt it was at a very early date. Many of the early settlers were Methodists who conducted neighborhood services in their cabins. The earliest definite record of Methodist work in Lexington is found in the Recorder's office in Book J, page 102, where James V. White, and Willis L. Traylor, Alfred Amick, Reese Morgan, and James H. Phillips were appointed trustees to hold property for the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lexington in 1845.

The church was built on a lot in the corner of Alexander and Walnut Streets in Lexington. The building was brick. The front of the church faced Alexander Street. Church services and Sunday School were held in the afternoon about 2 p. m. on Sundays.

The Methodist Church was discontinued in the early 19th century. It was used a few years for a community center before the building was torn down around 1917. The church was not rebuilt. Members moved their letter to the Methodist Pleasant Ridge Church about three miles south of Lexington.

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