West Market Street United Methodist Church

West Market St. United Methodist Church
West Market Street United Methodist Church, September 2019
Religion
AffiliationUnited Methodist Church
DistrictNorthern Piedmont District of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusEpiscopal polity
LeadershipBishop Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.
Location
LocationGreensboro, North Carolina, United States
Designated as NHLNational Register of Historic Places
West Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South
West Market Street United Methodist Church is located in North Carolina
West Market Street United Methodist Church
West Market Street United Methodist Church is located in the United States
West Market Street United Methodist Church
Location302 W. Market St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°4′25″N 79°47′36″W / 36.07361°N 79.79333°W / 36.07361; -79.79333
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectFoulk, S.W.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.85003198[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1985

West Market Street United Methodist Church (WMSUMC) is one of the oldest churches in Greensboro, North Carolina, and is over 190 years old; WMSUMC is located in downtown Greensboro across from the courthouse. It is a relatively large church with approximately 1700 members, though not all are active. The current sanctuary was constructed between 1893 and 1898; it was the third sanctuary built by the congregation. Today, the church has expanded, with a larger educational complex adjacent to the sanctuary, and other properties, including an Early Childhood Center, held at nearby. The Senior Pastor is the Reverend Beth Crissman, with Associate Pastor the Reverend Jeremy Benton.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.