First United Methodist Church, Kissimmee, Florida.
Posted by: 
Mair Wales
N 28° 17.701 W 081° 24.382
17R E 460154 N 3129950
Historic First United Methodist Church. Located in the Historic District Of Kissimmee, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMD7BB
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2011
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Whilst driving through this historic Downtown District Kissimmee, you may see what looks like a castle over the tops of the houses.
But you will discover it is a Church.
The First United Methodist Church, is itself a listed building in the US National Register of Historic Places.
Which means that this Historic church sits in a Historic Downtown Area
It looks like a fairly new red brick building, but it is in fact an old building built in 1913, according to Plaque on the building.
The NRHP registry entry for this church states that it is built in the Gothic Revival Style.
Below is the information from the US NRHP.
First United Methodist Church (added 1994 - - #93001457)
215 E. Church St. , Kissimmee
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Buzza, S.S., Weatherly, L.M.
Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current Function: Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
Active church?: Yes
Year Built: 1913
Service times:
Worship•Traditional Worship Service
Sundays 11:00 AM
•Holy Thursday Communion/Tenebrae Service, 6:30 p.m.
Please contact the church for more information about this ministry
•Christmas Service
Every December 24th 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
(5pm, 8pm & 10 pm)
•Watchnight Worship Service
Every December 31st 10:00 PM
•Good Friday Vigil - noon till 3:00 p.m. silent prayer
(People are invited to come and stay as long as they want to.)
•Contemporary Christmas Service
Every December 24th 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
•Contemporary Worship Service
Sundays 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
•Sunrise Service - Easter Morning - Kissimmee Lakefront 6:30 a.m.
6:30 AM to 7:30 AM
(Bring a lawn chair for this special service.)
•Tradition Christmas Service with Communion
Every December 24th 10:00 PM to 11:00 AM
•Traditional Worship Service
Sundays 8:15 AM to 9:30 AM
•Ash Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m.
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Sunday School•Various Times - please contact the office for more details
Sun, Wed Please contact the church for more information about this ministry
Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:At least one photo. You're welcome to be in the picture, but please, No GPSr.