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In the 1840’s, the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, met in homes that were scattered throughout Floyd County. Around 1850, when these services became too large to be held in homes, the local Presbyterian church kindly allowed the Methodists to hold services at their building twice a month. This building is the present day Masonic Lodge on Main Street in Floyd.

In 1854, Henry J. Jones conveyed a parcel of land on West Main Street to the Methodist Church. The size of this lot was 40 feet by 58 feet.  It was deeded to Samuel Daubers, Francis Hogan, James B. Headmen, Moses S. Clark, and James Hamilton, for the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.  This lot can presently be identified by a stone and bronze memorial marker that was erected at the site.

County records indicate that in June 1867, Andrew Stephen and his wife, granted the site to a body of trustees. Francis Hogan, Samuel Daubers, Nelson B. Stepson, Abraham Hogan, and Challis M. Stigleham, then conveyed the property to the jurisdiction of the Baltimore Conference of what we now know as The United Methodist Church.

According to oral history, construction of a building had been started, but was not finished for quite some time. During the Civil War, the unfinished building was used for hay storage. After the war, Henry Dillon, a local builder and architect, oversaw the completion of the building and it was dedicated as a church in 1872.

In the early years, the Floyd Methodist Church was a part of the 'Floyd Circuit' which included Bethlehem, Pilot, Camp Creek, Falling Branch, Eastview, and later Willis and Burkes Fork. In 1873, the church became part of the Holston Conference.

It wasn't long before the church began to reach its capacity. In the mid 1940's, the church was even forced to rent additional space for Sunday School classes and a nursery. The building across the alley which had been the office of J.M. Harmon, MD was used for this purpose.  However, as the church continued to grow and parking spaces became a problem, plans had to be made to accommodate the growth.  A new church building was built diagonally across the street, on land that was willed to the church by Marian E. Bower. 

Under the leadership of the Reverends C.H. Loudy, Barney Pitsinger, Jack Shankle, and a building committee composed of Ray Hollandsworth, Chairman, E.H. Kingrea, J.S. Altizer, S.B. Howery, Garfield Lee, James Casteel, Carroll Lane, H.P. Jennings, and Herman Heafner, ground was broken for the new church in the Spring of 1965. Final services in the old building were held on July 24, 1966. 

The total cost of the project was $115,000 and there was a 15 year note.  With the leadership of the building committee, and the faith and generosity of the congregation, church members were able to witness the burning of the debt note during services on July 2, 1974 - only 8 years after beginning the project! 

More than 170 years later, the congregation of the Floyd United Methodist Church continues to welcome everyone who shares in our journey of following Jesus, loving others, and making a difference.