The Union Church still stands!
Just got some email from Cliff Curley, who is still gathering material on pioneer families.I had mentioned to him last week that the old Union Church built to house all the congregations in Pine Castle back in 1900, had been moved many years ago to a spot near Lake Whippoorwill on Narcoossee Road.
Back in those days, there weren't enough Baptists, Methodists, or Missionary Alliance folks to warrant building separate churches. So, they used a single building, and rotated circuit riding preachers. All denominations attended regardless of who was preaching.
Anyway, it didn't take Cliff long to find the "new" site of this historic structure.
He snapped this picture late yesterday afternoon.
Pretty cool to think it's still being used more than a century after it was built!
Labels: Cliff Curley, history, Pine Castle, Union Church
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I wondered what happened to the old church building. It used to be on the corner of Kuhl Ave and Wallace St in Pine Castle. After we moved from Orlando to Pine Castle/Belle Isle in 1954 we attended this church. I think it was Methodist at that time. We changed churches after St Mary of the Angels was established on Matchet Rd.
I remember services being interrupted at the old church one Sunday morning by two dogs fighting under the building. Everyone ran outside to see what was happening and to try to break up the fight. I think this all happened in the middle of the sermon.
Old memoeries!
I wondered what happen to the old church building when 1st Methodist built their new one. When we first moved to Pine Castle/Belle Isle in 1954 we attended that church. At least until St Mary of the Angels was established on Matchet Rd.
I remember the service being interrupted one Sunday morning by two dogs fighting underneath the church building and everyone running outside to see what was going on and to break up the fight.
Old memories.
I wondered what happened to the old church building. It used to be on the corner of Kuhl Ave and Wallace St in Pine Castle. After we moved from Orlando to Pine Castle/Belle Isle in 1954 we attended this church. I think it was Methodist at that time. We changed churches after St Mary of the Angels was established on Matchet Rd.
I remember services being interrupted at the old church one Sunday morning by two dogs fighting under the building. Everyone ran outside to see what was happening and to try to break up the fight. I think this all happened in the middle of the sermon.
Old memoeries!
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