Central United Methodist Church's history is a story of change -- change in name of local area, from Rocky Ridge to Manchester

to South Richmond to Richmond; change in name of group

from Methodist Society, to Methodist Episcopal Church, to

Methodist Episcopal Church South, to Methodist Church,

to United Methodist Church; change in location and name

of meeting place from a private home on Seventh Street

between Perry and Porter Streets to Manchester Metting

House at Tenth and Perry Streets, later called Old Plank

Church; to Manchester M. E. Church on Ninth Street between

Hull and Decatur Streets to Central M. E. Church South at

Thirtheenth and Porter Streets, to Central Methodist Church, to

Central United Methodist Church -- the present name and location. 

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