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This is a list of notable local Methodist churches. It is intended to include churches notable for their architecture or for other reasons. Methodism was founded by John Wesley and Charles Wesley as an Evangelical movement which began with open-air preaching.

About 700 Methodist chapels in the United Kingdom have been identified as significant for their architecture or history by author Ian Serjeant, who has served as Conservation Officer for the Methodist church since 1996.

John Wesley is said to have had a preference for octagonal buildings, as exemplified by the Heptonstall Methodist Church.

Appropriate style for Methodist church buildings was debated during the mid-1800s. Architect-trained Reverend Frederick Jobson argued for "beauty and perfection in design and execution without unnecessary adornment"; the governing body of Methodism adopted his works and Gothic architecture "became the predominant style, particularly within Wesleyan Methodism."

A list of Methodist churches that are listed buildings was prepared by the U.K. Methodist church's division of property in 1976. A standing committee of the Methodist Church of Britain is charged with having "knowledge of the history, development and use of Methodist chapels, of Methodist liturgy and worship, or archaeology, of the history and the development of architecture and the visual arts, and the experience of the care of historic buildings and their contents", and to advise on about 250 renovation projects per year to the Methodist listed buildings.

In the United States, numerous Methodist churches are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and on state and local historic registers, many reflecting the values of plainness, of Gothic architecture, of simple adornment. The Greek Revival style is also simple and came to be adopted for numerous American Methodist churches.

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Methodist churches in the United Kingdom

• Heptonstall Methodist Church, West Yorkshire, identified by Serjeant as notable.

Octagonal chapel whose foundation stone was laid by John Wesley. Church was completed in 1864 in symmetric octagon shape, but was extended in 1802 to provide for more space. Wesley recommended the octagonal shape to differentiate from the established church. The building was featured in a BBC Four 2010 series Churches: How to read them, in which Dr Richard Taylor named it as one of his ten favourite churches, saying: "If buildings have an aura, this one radiated friendship." See photo here.

• St. John's Methodist Church, in Arbroath, in Angus, Scotland, a listed building that is identified by Serjeant as particularly notable. It was opened by John Wesley in 1772. Remodellings and other changes in 1882, 1896, and 1946.

• Altarnum Methodist Chapel, in Altarnun, Cornwall, built 1854, said to be a typical building reflecting the values expressed by Jobson.

• Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London, built between 1905-1911, in order to commemorate the centenary of the death of the founder of Methodism, John Wesley

Methodist churches in the United States

(by state then city or town)

	Church	Image	Dates	Location	City, State	Description
1	Andrews Chapel (McIntosh, Alabama)		1860 built 1974 NRHP-listed	31°15′51″N 88°1′46″W / 31.26417°N 88.02944°W / 31.26417; -88.02944 (Andrews Chapel (McIntosh, Alabama))	McIntosh, Alabama	Squared-log building, one of only a few surviving log churches in Alabama. Named for James Osgood Andrew, a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
2	Mount Sterling Methodist Church		1859 built 1986 NRHP-listed	32°5′28″N 88°9′49″W / 32.09111°N 88.16361°W / 32.09111; -88.16361 (Mount Sterling Methodist Church)	Mount Sterling, Alabama	One-story, simple Greek Revival-style, used as a church from 1859 to 1970s. Restored by local historical society over 15 years to serve now as a community hall.
3	Barratt's Chapel		1780 built 1972 NRHP-listed	39°1′28.6″N 75°27′34.36″W / 39.024611°N 75.4595444°W / 39.024611; -75.4595444	Frederica, Delaware	"Cradle of Methodism", where Methodism first took hold in the United States in 1784
4	Epworth by the Sea			Coordinates: Missing latitude {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude	Saint Simons Island, Georgia]]	Includes Lovely Lane Chapel
5	Asbury United Methodist Church		1844 built 1983 NRHP-listed	42°53′17″N 72°28′14″W / 42.88806°N 72.47056°W / 42.88806; -72.47056 (Asbury United Methodist Church)	Chesterfield, New Hampshire	"Mother church" of Methodism in New Hampshire; Greek Revival style.
6	Grace United Methodist Church		1869 built 1985 NRHP-listed	42°56′8″N 72°16′49″W / 42.93556°N 72.28028°W / 42.93556; -72.28028 (Grace United Methodist Church)	Keene, New Hampshire	High Victorian Gothic style church designed by Shepard S. Woodcock, built larger and more expensively than its parishioners could afford.
7	Tuftonboro United Methodist Church		c.1853 built 1997 NRHP-listed	43°41′45″N 71°13′16″W / 43.69583°N 71.22111°W / 43.69583; -71.22111 (Tuftonboro United Methodist Church)	Tuftonboro, New Hampshire	Notable as an "excellent" Greek Revival style church
8	John Street Methodist Church		1841 built 1973 NRHP-listed	40°42′32.55″N 74°0′31.25″W / 40.7090417°N 74.0086806°W / 40.7090417; -74.0086806 (John Street Methodist Church)	New York City	Georgian style, designed by Phillip Embury

References

1. ^ Ian Serjeant. "Historic Methodist Architecture and its Protection".
2. Listed buildings advisory committee
3. Heptonstall Trail, A Calder Civic Trust publication, 1996
4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tlwfb
5. "Richard Taylor, Rider Books".
6. Scottish listed building information on St. John's Methodist Church
7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
8. Adelle Rivers (2005). "Andrews Chapel". Washington County Historical and Genealogical Quarterly (October/November/December). Washington County Alabama Historical and Genealogical Society.
9. Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal (1997). America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places For Every Community. John Wiley and Sons. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-471-14502-8.
10. Carol J. Waseleski (May 10, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Asbury United Methodist Church" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying five photos from 1983
11. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grace Methodist Episcopal Church / Grace United Methodist Church" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying seven photos from 1984 and c.1870
12. David Rue11 and Christine Fonda (March, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Tuftonboro United Methodist Church" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) and accompanying six photos from 1995 and 1997

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