First United Methodist Church of Bartow

First United Methodist Church of Bartow

Designed in the striking Romanesque style, this sanctuary building dates to 1906. The beginnings of the various Christian churches in Bartow originate with the successive waves of settlers arriving before and after the Civil War. Click on this stop to learn more about this and other churches in Bartow.

  • <p>First United Methodist Church of Bartow. Jayme Jamison, Polk County Historical Association.</p>
  • <p>Rev. J.M. Hayman, Pioneer Baptist Preacher. State Archives of Florida, Frisbie Collection.</p>
  • <p>First Methodist Church Bartow, dedicated March 11, 1883. State Archives of Florida, Frisbie Collection.</p>
  • <p>First Methodist Church Bartow, 1906. State Archives of Florida, Postcard Collection.</p>
  • <p>Entrance to First Presbyterian Church, Prior to 1962. State Archives of Florida, Frisbie Collection.</p>
  • <p>Bartow Baptist Church, 1900s. State Archives of Florida, Frisbie Collection.</p>
  • <p>Bartow First Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 2016. Jayme Jamison, Polk County Historical Association.</p>
  • <p>First United Methodist Church of Bartow. Jayme Jamison, Polk County Historical Association.</p>

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391 E Stanford St, Bartow, FL

  • First United Methodist Church of Bartow