Editing First United Methodist Church

[[Image:FirstUnitedMethodistChurch.jpg|right|thumb|First United Methodist Church]]The '''First United Methodist Church''' or '''First Methodist Church''' is a historic church in Pensacola, currently located at 6 East [[Wright Street]].  The church's current pastor is the Reverend [[Wesley Wachob|Dr. Wesley H. Wachob]].

First Methodist Church was first established in Pensacola on 7 December [[1821]] as a mission of the Mississippi Methodist Conference, with the Reverend [[Alexander Talley]] as the mission's first pastor.  Initially services were held in a courthouse and old theatre.  In [[1827]], the church purchased a lot on the northeast corner of [[Tarragona Street|Tarragona]] and [[Intendencia Street]]s, and a permanent home for the church was built, with the first services held on 2 June [[1828]].

This first church building suffered two fires and in [[1881]] the property was sold and the church constructed a new facility on the northwest corner of [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Garden Street]]s.  In [[1906]], that lot was sold to make way for the [[San Carlos Hotel]], and the church purchased its current site in.  The cornerstone the church's current building was laid on 14 October [[1908]].  Services were held at [[Hannah Hall]] on [[Romana Street]] until the current building was completed in [[1910]].  Services were first held on 30 October [[1910]].

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