Melrose's churches have watched over and provided support to the
community since its founding. The earliest churches of Melrose are
Eliam Baptist, the Melrose United Methodist Church and Trinity
Episcopal Church. The Methodist and Episcopal churches are in their
original buildings.
Eliam Baptist Church was founded in 1859. The original site was
at the Melrose Cemetery a short distance south of the business district on State Road 21.
Melrose United Methodist Church has the distinction of having the oldest church building in Melrose.
The land was deeded to the church trustees in June, 1879 and the church built shortly afterwards,
Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity was organized by Bishop
John Freeman Young and the building completed in 1886 by a local builder
in the "Carpenter Gothic" style developed by the architect, Richard Upjohn. Architect Upjohn and Bishop Young
became acquainted when Bishop Young had served as Assistant Rector of Trinity Church, New York City. Numerous churches
have been built from the Upjohn plans
Today, we have many denominations within 15 miles.
The Churches of Melrose
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