Fairmount Heights Methodist Episcopal Church

When the Fairmount Heights Methodist Episcopal Church (now known as Grace United Methodist Church) was established in 1909, the first services were held in Charity Hall and later in Pastor Joshua Barnes’ home near the church’s present location. In 1909, after Barnes’ death, the trustees of the church acquired two unimproved lots on Fairmount Avenue and built the church in 1911. The original simple frame meetinghouse-style structure was expanded in 1950 with the construction of the entry tower. The entire structure was also covered with stucco.