Hutchison United Methodist Church
Paris KY
40361
Who we are
Welcome to Hutchison United Methodist Church! We are a small congregation who enjoy traditional hymns and sermons based upon Bible Scripture. Our church was founded 176 years ago in 1842, though we have only been located at our current site since 1913. Our sanctuary features beautiful woodwork and stained glass windows, if you don’t currently have a church home, we would love for you to come worship with us!
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Chance Robinson
Leader Position:
Pastor
Phone:
Leader Email:
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Driving Directions to Hutchison United Methodist Church
Travel/Direction Tips
Turn off Route 68 onto Hutchison Road (Route 1939). Church is one mile on left.
9 Miles From New Cirlce Rd.
9 Miles From New Cirlce Rd.
Hutchison United Methodist Church Service Times
SUNDAY SERVICES:
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
Communion is held on the first Sunday of each month.
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Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
Communion is held on the first Sunday of each month.
Check out our Facebook page for up-to-date information on praises, prayer requests, and announcements.
It's been more than a year since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
Please contact the church to confirm Service Times or SUBSCRIBE to updates below
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Hutchison United Methodist Church History
The Hutchison congregation was formed in 1842 as the Greenwich Methodist Episcopal Church South. They met in the Greenwich Academy located in the rear of the S.A. Piper house on Greenwich Road, now Ferguson Road. This was the first school in the Hutchison Precinct. James S. Jacoby was a trustee of the school and continued until the Hutchison congregation and school moved to the Hutchison Road area.
The second location of the congregation met in the new one room Hutchison Academy of 1851, near Houston Creek. The school was dedicated by the Rev. J. D. Matthews of Lexington and the Rev. T. D. Wardlow, Pastor of the Hutchison congregation. The trustees who organized the school were Martin Hutchison, Aaron Smedley, and Fletcher Willmott. The Hutchison community was named after Martin Hutchison who built the first house, store, and blacksmith shop. He and his wife, Amanda, were also the postmasters. Lucy Snell's father, William Kenney Thomas, taught at the school for ten years. Lucy, member and organist, played for our church many years before passing away in 2016.
According to Methodist Church history, pastors in the rural community were circuit riders. In order for congregations to pay them, schools were built not only to help pay the pastors but served as the place for people to meet for worship service.
On May 13, 1876, Amanda R. Hutchison, widow of Martin Hutchison, deeded land next to Hutchison Academy on Houston Creek to congregation trustees, J. Smith Kenney, J. S. Jacoby, J. M. Case, Frank Wood, and Jacob Jacoby. The Methodist Episcopal Church South congregation built the Hutchison Chapel completed in 1877. Sadly, the church building burned prior to April 1913, but the congregation regrouped their faith and energy.
On April 7, 1913, M. R. Jacoby and his wife Emma M. Jacoby deeded two acres including a parsonage next to the current church building to the trustees Joseph Jacoby, George Jacoby, and J. W. Case for cash in hand of $1,515.00. The current Hutchison Chapel was rebuilt, as a single-vessel brick church with now rare smoked glass Gothic windows. The parsonage on the right side was sold off in 1963.
In 1939, the Methodist Episcopal Church South became The Methodist Church, and in 1968, a merger with the Evangelical United Brethren Church resulted in the current United Methodist Church. The educational wing to the current building was added in 1986, and a picnic shelter built later. The sanctuary was remodeled with a side entrance in 2004.
On May 13, 1876, Amanda R. Hutchison, widow of Martin Hutchison, deeded land next to Hutchison Academy on Houston Creek to congregation trustees, J. Smith Kenney, J. S. Jacoby, J. M. Case, Frank Wood, and Jacob Jacoby. The Methodist Episcopal Church South congregation built the Hutchison Chapel completed in 1877. Sadly, the church building burned prior to April 1913, but the congregation regrouped their faith and energy.
On April 7, 1913, M. R. Jacoby and his wife Emma M. Jacoby deeded two acres including a parsonage next to the current church building to the trustees Joseph Jacoby, George Jacoby, and J. W. Case for cash in hand of $1,515.00. The current Hutchison Chapel was rebuilt, as a single-vessel brick church with now rare smoked glass Gothic windows. The parsonage on the right side was sold off in 1963.
In 1939, the Methodist Episcopal Church South became The Methodist Church, and in 1968, a merger with the Evangelical United Brethren Church resulted in the current United Methodist Church. The educational wing to the current building was added in 1986, and a picnic shelter built later. The sanctuary was remodeled with a side entrance in 2004.
"Satan trembles when he sees the weakest Christian on his knees."William Cowper
Hutchison United Methodist Church listing was last updated on the 26th of June, 2022
