Center City United Methodist Church

Star, the post office town for this corner of the county, was laid out by Alec Street in the mid-1880s and named for nearby Star Mountain. Calvin Skinner became the first postmaster when the office opened in 1886, and Street ran a store and a gin. The town had a school early but built no permanent church until 1905, the height of its prosperity. A bank founded in 1910 closed after a robbery in the 1920s. Star had eight businesses and 171 people in 1944 and about eighty-five from 1980 through 2000.

What the plaque says

Center City United Methodist Church In the early 1870s, shortly after the founding of Center City (first known as Hughes Store), a circuit riding preacher ministered in the area. Charter members officially formed a Methodist church in 1878. Members first met in the community's masonic lodge building before completing construction of a facility in 1901. From its early days, the congregation was committed to serving the community. By the 1950s, members partnered with other churches to work with youth and to focus on foreign missions. In 1952, members moved into a new church building. Today, the congregation continues to serve as a spiritual leader in the community of Center City. (2008)

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Center City Baptist Church — steps away
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