Our Church History...Faithful Followers For 180 Years!!!

United Methodists are people on a journey. Our forefathers understood that Christian faith is not stagnant. Faith is alive, growing, changing as it encounters new realities in a changing world. Christian faith is on the move. John Wesley, our founder, spoke of going on to perfection. By perfection, he meant growing as a Christian to become all that God intends us to be.

This means our journey is spiritual. We keep moving into a deeper relationship with God and each other. We grow in understanding and experience of God's love and power. We are led by God's Spirit as we travel.

People on a journey don't always know where they will end up. In the Bible, Jesus' disciples left all to follow him. At the time, they did not know where he would lead them. The important thing was following him. This is still the most important part of being a Christian. To be a follower of Jesus sums it all up.

As we reflect on the history of Cabot Church, it is clear that they were people who followed Christ's leading. In 1823 a small band of pioneers felt led to form a Methodist Class to meet in Cooper Cabin. They eventually felt led to build a Church at Knox Chapel. From there the Spirit of Jesus beckoned them to the village of Cabot and a wood frame building first built by some Methodist Protestants. In 1921, they constructed a new Church building in the village of Cabot. Eventually an Annex was added, and later the Gayle House was purchased.

The Cabot Methodist Church is a small church family that is growing into a new house. In the fall of 2002, we left our small building in the village of Cabot and moved into a renovated elementary school just a half-mile down the road. The former Winfield Elementary School is now the Cabot United Methodist Church Community Life and Worship Center. Our new home has wonderful renovated Christian Education rooms, a multipurpose worship center / fellowship hall / gymnasium, an exercise room, a youth center complete with a recreation room, and a library with computers.

Through it all this congregation has tried to discern the will of God about its future. This has led us to make bold steps for Christ and God has blessed those steps with prosperity and strength.

180 years of history tells us that people who follow Christ at Cabot have a heritage of looking to the future. We understand that Christ is always calling us to make decisions which will touch a future generation. 180 years speaks of faithful and sound following of Christ.

Well done Good and Faithful followers!