Monumental United Methodist Church

History

A Brief History of Monumental United Methodist Church

by Margaret Windley

History — Monumental United Methodist Church in Portsmouth, VA

1772, Missionary Year

A church is a spiritual home for people who share a common need for God and each other. The members of Monumental have hung together as a congregation since before the American Revolution. During those years, the Monumental family has survived such known crowd thinners as wars, pestilences and famines. The family has its own ghost stories and romances, both known and unknown, its own flirtations with troubles and successes. But the family also reflects the story of God at work through individuals and movements.

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