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First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church
Demolished in 1967. Pictured: Third Street on the left, Bridger Avenue on the right.
First United Methodist Church
Destroyed by a fire in 1922.
Photograph of the First Methodist Church, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1909. Maurine and Fred Wilson Collection. UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives.

This is the location of the first Las Vegas church that started in a tent in 1905. The original structure built in 1908 was destroyed by a fire in 1922. Another structure was subsequently built and later demolished in 1967. The current structure was built in the 1960s. The church closed in 2002.

Located in Clark's Las Vegas Townsite (Block 29).

Located at 231 South 3rd Street, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Further Readings (#CommissionsEarned): Where Sin Abounds: A Religious History of Las Vegas.