Who We Are
We are a small, friendly church that is part of the new Global Methodist Movement.
We believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the inerrancy of the Scripture.
We celebrate Communion each week, but you do not need to be a Methodist to partake of the bread and grape juice.
All visitors are welcome!
Our Vision & Mission
The vision of Center Point Methodist Church is to reach and serve the people of Center Point, provide spiritual guidance and Bible study, worship God, and connect with one another in our community and throughout the world.
Our mission is to create disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We do this by 1) reaching out to people and welcoming them into our church, 2) relating people to God and helping them deepen their relationship with God, 3) nurturing people in Christian living, and 4) supporting people in their ministry.
Our History
In 1852, before there was a town, Mrs. Henrietta Rees and her children came from Tennessee. Soon, she arranged for Methodist circuit riders from San Antonio to come to this area. Some names of the pioneers who played a prominent part in establishing the Center Point Methodist Church were: Brown, Bruff, Burney, Cocke, Cox, Goss, Harwell, Lowrance, Nowlin, Pafford, Rees, Ridley, Surber, Tatum, Tedford, Vaughn, Wharton and Witt.
The town became known as Center Point in 1872, and William G. (Gabe) Cocke and his wife, Vanilla, deeded one acre to the Methodist Episcopal Church South, which is near the Center Point cemetery on Farm Road 480. In 1876, the Rev. W.E. Pafford and Turley Cocke built a church house. In 1881, two acres were purchased to enlarge the cemetery. This church building was eventually sold to Professor Davis, and later moved to San Antonio Street. A piece of lumber from this first church building was preserved and made into a baptistry stand that is in the present sanctuary.
The current church site was purchased in 1883 from James Sellers. Work was started on a frame church building just back of where the present church stands, when a storm blew it down. However, the church was rebuilt and served the Methodists as a house of worship until 1911 when the current historic sanctuary was built by the men of the congregation in the German gothic style with dozens of lovely stained glass windows and a unique shape. The concrete blocks used for building were made by John Rees at his home at the west end of Kelly Street and hauled by wagon to the building site. The church ceiling is made of pressed copper. The pews in this church are the ones from the 1880 church.
The United Methodist Church denomination was founded in 1968 by union of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Evangelical United Brethen Church.
A Texas Historical Marker was dedicated at the Center Point United Methodist Church on Sunday, May 6, 1979.
In 2023, the Center Point church voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church and join the Global Methodist Church.