First Methodist Episcopal Church (Okeechobee, Florida)

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First Methodist Episcopal Church

200 NW 2nd Street

Okeechobee, Florida
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DenominationUnited Methodist Church
Websitehttp://www.fumcokee.com/
Clergy
Pastor(s)The Rev. Don Hanna, senior pastor, Jim Dawson, ass't pastor/youth pastor
First Methodist Episcopal Church, South
First Methodist Episcopal Church (Okeechobee, Florida) is located in Florida
First Methodist Episcopal Church (Okeechobee, Florida)
Coordinates27°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 No.15000509
Added to NRHPAugust 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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