First United Methodist Church, Charlotte

Back in the early 1920s, there were two churches in Charlotte – Trinity Methodist and Tryon Street Methodist – whose members began to discuss a possible consolidation to form one bigger church. At the same time, James B Duke of Duke Power Company had just built a home for himself in Charlotte and wanted to do something to help the local Methodist community. With this in mind, he donated $100,000 for the combined churches to build a new temple in uptown Charlotte.

Thus, the First United Methodist Church came into being, located between 8th and 9th Streets on North Tryon Street in the heart of the historic Fourth Ward district. The Trinity and Tryon congregations held their inaugural service as First Methodist on Sunday, October 30, 1927, though the sanctuary itself wasn't completed until March the following year.

Presently, the church has a weekly worship service, bell choir, children's dinner, and a variety of religious programs.