Central United Methodist Church

The church was established in 1902, with a building committee comprised of H. A. Douthitt, I. N. Whittenberg and W. A. Rinehart.

The church began its life in a wooden building, which served its congregation up to 1924. In that year, or maybe 1923, the wooden building was moved to 206 W. Park Street, roughly one block away, where it began a new life for some time as the Lincoln arm of Luginbuel Funeral Home which is now a private residence. In 1924, a cornerstone with the Rev. William Alfred Downum's name on it marked Central's new stone building in the original location, on the corner of Starr and Bean. At some point, Griscom said, the stone was plastered over, and this is the look of the church today.