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 Trinity United Methodist Church - Charlotte Harbor, FL Posted by:  rogueblack
N 26° 57.640 W 082° 04.403
17R E 393463 N 2982531
Worshipping God for 135 years and counting!
Waymark Code: WM4WP0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2008
Views: 17
The Trinity United Methodist Church was the first church in Charlotte County. This was so long ago that Charlotte County and DeSoto County were both still a part of a vast Manatee County.
The Church is responsible for the record keeping and maintenance of the historic Charlotte Harbor Cemetery. A historical marker outside the Church explains the history and significance of this Church.
The marker reads:
A congregation has met at Trinity United Methodist Church continuously since 1873. The first church organized in today's Charlotte County, its members have been an integral part of our history. Joel and Jesse Knight, James McKay and Jacob Summerlin built a dock in the 1860's to cattle and fish, followed by the Knights' store and post office, T.S. Morgan's sugar mill, Nathan DeCoster's saw mill. In 1881, about a dozen families, cow hunters and fisherman lived in Charlotte Harbor. Trinity United Methodist Church represented civilization in a frontier wilderness.
The first church building was a box frame with a palmetto thatch roof, built near today's Melbourne Street. It served as a church and a school until the second structure was built here in 1889 on land donated by Mathieu and Mary E. (Knight) Giddens. That wood-framed, shingled-roof structure was dedicated in 1890 and later destroyed by the 1910 hurricane. A third church survived the hurricane of 1926, but swayed during services in 1944. Men, women and children razed it, then constructed the fourth church building over a period of six years.
Dedicated in November, 1950, the current masonry church has beautiful stained glass windows, restored pews from 1890, and a tower with a church bell which rings for services every Sunday.
Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners, 2007
Active church?: Yes
Year Built: 1873
Service times:
Sunday 10AM
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:At least one photo. You're welcome to be in the picture, but please, No GPSr.
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