Methodist Episcopal Church South (Corvallis, Montana)
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The Methodist Episcopal Church South, also known as the Corvallis United Methodist Church, is an historic Methodist church at the junction of Cemetery Road (formerly First Street) and Eastside Highway in Corvallis
, Montana
. The church, built in 1894, was organized as a congregation of the old Methodist Episcopal Church, South
, which in 1939 merged with what is now the United Methodist Church
. On November 24, 1997, the church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
Corvallis, Montana
Corvallis is a census-designated place in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Corvallis is located at ....
, Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
. The church, built in 1894, was organized as a congregation of the old Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, or Methodist Episcopal Church South, was the so-called "Southern Methodist Church" resulting from the split over the issue of slavery in the Methodist Episcopal Church which had been brewing over several years until it came out into the open at a conference...
, which in 1939 merged with what is now the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
. On November 24, 1997, the church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.