#153 First UM Church, Gadsden, AL
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N 34° 00.775 W 086° 00.322
16S E 591840 N 3764034
UM church located in Gadsden, Alabama
Waymark Code: WM5KN8
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Windsocker
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This is the oldest church in Gadsden according to their <href="http://www.fumcgadsden.org/">website.

The numbered plaque could not be located at the time of the visit. There is an Alabama historical marker that reads:

"The North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church was organized on this site in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South of Gadsden, Alabama November 16, 1870 Bishop Robert Pain, presiding

The Centennial Convocation of the Conference was held here on November 16, 1970 Bishop W. Kennith Goodson, presiding"
Type of marker: Numbered

UMC Historic Site #: 153

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