First Methodist Episcopal Church (Okeechobee, Florida)

First Methodist Episcopal Church

200 NW 2nd Street

Okeechobee, Florida
Denomination United Methodist Church
Website http://www.fumcokee.com/
Clergy
Pastor(s) The Rev. Bruce Simpson, senior pastor
First Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Coordinates 27°14′43.02″N 80°49′54″W / 27.2452833°N 80.83167°W / 27.2452833; -80.83167Coordinates: 27°14′43.02″N 80°49′54″W / 27.2452833°N 80.83167°W / 27.2452833; -80.83167
NRHP Reference # 15000509
Added to NRHP August 10, 2015

The First Methodist Episcopal Church, built in 1924, is a historic red brick Gothic Revival church located at 200 NW 2nd Street in Okeechobee, Florida. In 1989, it was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[1] In August 2015, it was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, as the First Methodist Episcopal Church, South.[2]

View of the church from the southeast in 2010

Today it is known as First United Methodist Church.[3]

References

  1. ↑ A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 131, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
  2. ↑ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties [for National Register of Historic Places]: 8/10/15 through 8/14/15". National Park Service. August 21, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ First United Methodist Church website


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