—— Historical Highlights ——
1878 Pineville Methodist Episcopal Church founded 1879 Deed drawn, first handmade brick building begun on current church site 1902 Parsonage built beside sanctuary 1930 First Sunday School building erected 1937 Sanctuary remodeled – steeple lowered, exterior stuccoed, balcony removed 1945 One of first Scouting programs in Mecklenburg County begun at church 1950 Pineville became station with full-time minister 1958 Sunday School building demolished, replaced with current Stacy Hall 1964 Sanctuary demolished, replaced 1966 Church purchased parsonage on Main Street 1968 Methodist Church reorganized with new name: United Methodist Church 1974 Stacy Hall enlarged, first mission team traveled to Haiti 1983 Fellowship Building built 1986 First educational assistant hired 1993 Reba Baker Scholarship Fund established 1995 Summer Music Camp for children, Stephen Ministry program started 1998 First participation in Room In The Inn program 2004 Crossroads Center ground broken 2005 Crossroads Center consecrated 2006 Pre-School Summer Music Camp started 2007 Parent’s Morning Out, Upward Basketball started |