Nashville United Methodist Church
Nashville OH
44661
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Who we are
Nashville United Methodist Church in Nashville, Ohio is a Christian congregation serving the Nashville community and seeking, engaging, and encouraging others through a life-changing Christian journey.
We seek to be a loving, friendly community that worships God, and serves others. We place a high priority on teaching from the Bible and following the example of Jesus.
Our vision is to impact and renew Nashville and beyond with the transforming message of Jesus Christ through words and actions.
Come as you are - we'd love to get to know you.
We seek to be a loving, friendly community that worships God, and serves others. We place a high priority on teaching from the Bible and following the example of Jesus.
Our vision is to impact and renew Nashville and beyond with the transforming message of Jesus Christ through words and actions.
Come as you are - we'd love to get to know you.
Location of worship
302 W Millersburg Street
Nashville,
OH
44661
United States
Phone: (330) 378-2055
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Church Pastor
Ken Smailes
Pastor
302 W Millersburg Street
Nashville,
OH
44661
United States
Phone: (330) 378-2055
Click here to contact Ken Smailes
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I'm pressing on the upward way
I’m pressing on the upward way,
New heights I’m gaining every day;
Still praying as I’m onward bound,
“Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.” ...
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P. O. Box 399
Nashville, Ohio
44661
Nashville, Ohio
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Nashville United Methodist Church Service Times
Morning Worship – 9:30 A.M.
Sunday School – 10:45 A.M.
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Nashville United Methodist Church History
A Brief Historical Sketch of our Congregation
Thomas Drake and his brother, David, brought their adult children and their families from Baltimore and settled in Drake’s Valley in 1810. Other settlers were Sigafoose, Harris, O’Dell, Atkinson, Hughes and Parsons. Then in 1812, when Michael Ellis came from Baltimore to visit the Drake family, the first Methodist society in Holmes County was formed.
Rev. John Solomon was sent to strengthen the organization and to build a place to worship in 1815. The group built a small church near the present George Haudenschild home. A few years later a bigger and better structure was built where the Drake’s Valley graveyard is now.
In 1816 Thomas Drake purchased two 80-acre plots of land from the government. He deeded one plot to his son, Eliphalet, who laid out the town of Nashville and donated lots for a Methodist Church and a cemetery. The village was surveyed by Sam Robison on June 30, 1828.
A frame building was erected on this lot during the pastorate of Rev. H.O. Sheldon and J. Hazard, and finished in 1834. The family names in the records from 1832-1870 include Johnson, Drake, Knox, Shearer, Crow, Quick, Parcell, Booth, Slegle, Young, Bidgon, Critchfield, Burk, Buzzard, Armstrong, Heck, Burris, Longshore, Harriss, Freeze, Parsons, Turtle, McCoy, Gardner, Liggett, Hendrickson, Miller, Mallot, Wiggins, William, Hihnd, Clow, Jeffries, McGiure, and Grubb. This building was torn down in 1852 and a new one erected on the same ground.
The Nashville Circuit was included in Annual Conference for the first time in 1841. By 1871, there were more family names listed in records. They are Everly, Boling, Myers, Deyarmon, Vance, Elder, Smith, Campbell, Wachtel, Matticks, Glasgo, DeWitte, Sullivan, Jones, Glasener, and Powelson.
In 1881 the seating was changed from the “Amen corner” and segregated seating to a center aisle with men and women sitting together. The stain glass windows were added in 1901 and the present day arches were built and decorated in 1944.
By 1946 the parishioners decided to put a full basement under the church. The workers used too much dynamite and blew a hole in the floor in the pulpit area. Mud flew all over, but that was the extent of the damage. The kitchen and restrooms were installed at this time, also.
Other milestones include the addition of the first education wing in 1970, becoming a single church charge on July 1, 1994, and the dedication of the newest addition to the church building on August 29, 2004. The addition included new restrooms upstairs and down, a business office, expanded nursery room, large Sunday School classroom, additional fellowship space and a beautiful kitchen on the lower level.
Thomas Drake and his brother, David, brought their adult children and their families from Baltimore and settled in Drake’s Valley in 1810. Other settlers were Sigafoose, Harris, O’Dell, Atkinson, Hughes and Parsons. Then in 1812, when Michael Ellis came from Baltimore to visit the Drake family, the first Methodist society in Holmes County was formed.
Rev. John Solomon was sent to strengthen the organization and to build a place to worship in 1815. The group built a small church near the present George Haudenschild home. A few years later a bigger and better structure was built where the Drake’s Valley graveyard is now.
In 1816 Thomas Drake purchased two 80-acre plots of land from the government. He deeded one plot to his son, Eliphalet, who laid out the town of Nashville and donated lots for a Methodist Church and a cemetery. The village was surveyed by Sam Robison on June 30, 1828.
A frame building was erected on this lot during the pastorate of Rev. H.O. Sheldon and J. Hazard, and finished in 1834. The family names in the records from 1832-1870 include Johnson, Drake, Knox, Shearer, Crow, Quick, Parcell, Booth, Slegle, Young, Bidgon, Critchfield, Burk, Buzzard, Armstrong, Heck, Burris, Longshore, Harriss, Freeze, Parsons, Turtle, McCoy, Gardner, Liggett, Hendrickson, Miller, Mallot, Wiggins, William, Hihnd, Clow, Jeffries, McGiure, and Grubb. This building was torn down in 1852 and a new one erected on the same ground.
In 1881 the seating was changed from the “Amen corner” and segregated seating to a center aisle with men and women sitting together. The stain glass windows were added in 1901 and the present day arches were built and decorated in 1944.
By 1946 the parishioners decided to put a full basement under the church. The workers used too much dynamite and blew a hole in the floor in the pulpit area. Mud flew all over, but that was the extent of the damage. The kitchen and restrooms were installed at this time, also.
Other milestones include the addition of the first education wing in 1970, becoming a single church charge on July 1, 1994, and the dedication of the newest addition to the church building on August 29, 2004. The addition included new restrooms upstairs and down, a business office, expanded nursery room, large Sunday School classroom, additional fellowship space and a beautiful kitchen on the lower level.
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Nashville United Methodist Church FAQs
Question: Where is Nashville United Methodist Church located?
Answer: Nashville United Methodist Church is located at 302 W Millersburg Street, Nashville, Ohio.
Question: Who is Nashville United Methodist Church's pastor?
Answer: Nashville United Methodist Church's pastor is Ken Smailes.
Question: What time is service at Nashville United Methodist Church?
Answer: Morning Worship – 9:30 A.M. Sunday School – 10:45 A.M.
Question: What is Nashville United Methodist Church's Facebook page?
Answer: https://www.facebook.com/NashvilleUnitedMethodistChurch/
Question: What is Nashville United Methodist Church's website?
Answer: https://nashville-umc.org/
Question: What denominaiton is Nashville United Methodist Church?
Answer: Nashville United Methodist Church belongs to United Methodist Church denomination.
Answer: Nashville United Methodist Church is located at 302 W Millersburg Street, Nashville, Ohio.
Question: Who is Nashville United Methodist Church's pastor?
Answer: Nashville United Methodist Church's pastor is Ken Smailes.
Question: What time is service at Nashville United Methodist Church?
Answer: Morning Worship – 9:30 A.M. Sunday School – 10:45 A.M.
Question: What is Nashville United Methodist Church's Facebook page?
Answer: https://www.facebook.com/NashvilleUnitedMethodistChurch/
Question: What is Nashville United Methodist Church's website?
Answer: https://nashville-umc.org/
Question: What denominaiton is Nashville United Methodist Church?
Answer: Nashville United Methodist Church belongs to United Methodist Church denomination.
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Nashville United Methodist Church listing was last updated on the 8th of September, 2021
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