Historic marker in place at Methodist church

The First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden has been recognized as a Florida Heritage Site.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 10:18 a.m. January 2, 2023

West Orange Times & Observer
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The First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden has received its historic marker after years of hard work and now is an official Florida Heritage Site. The designation was sponsored by the church and the Florida Department of State.

The marker recognizes the church’s history, starting with its beginnings in 1893 in Beulah and its founding in 1895 as the Methodist Episcopal Church South and continuing through its relocation to a wooden building on the current site on North Lakeview Avenue in 1910 and the dedication of the present brick sanctuary in 1942. The First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden, located at 125 N. Lakeview Ave., was incorporated in 1989.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.