First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church is a church in Shelby, Tennessee. First United Methodist Church is situated nearby to First Presbyterian Church, as well as near the theater building Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

Type: Church
Denomination: United Methodist
Also known as: “First United Methodist Church of Memphis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Presbyterian Church and Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.

First Presbyterian Church

Church

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In 1832, the city of Memphis, Tennessee deeded the church a site at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Third Street. The present building was built in 1884 and was designed by architect Edward Culliatt Jones and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Theater building

The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts is a 2,051-seat multi-purpose venue in Memphis, Tennessee. Home to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, it opened in 2003. Cannon Center for the Performing Arts is situated 710 feet northwest of First United Methodist Church.

Fire Museum of Memphis

Museum

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The Fire Museum of Memphis is a fire museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum is dedicated to documenting and promoting the local history of firefighting and educating the public in fire safety. Fire Museum of Memphis is situated 800 feet southwest of First United Methodist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Memphis and Beale Street.

Downtown Memphis

Suburb

Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.

Beale Street

Neighborhood

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Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music.

Memphis

Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.

Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

First United Methodist Church

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.14992° or 35° 8′ 60″ north

Longitude

-90.04915° or 90° 2′ 57″ west

Elevation

259 feet (79 metres)

Levels

Open location code

867F4XX2+X8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 584966092

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=united_methodist

GeoNames ID

4622455

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