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Detail of stained-glass in the sanctuary.

Trinity UMC is located in the rapidly growing Trinity section of Williamson County, Tennessee. Straddling the land between the burgeoning towns of Brentwood and Franklin (both part of the Nashville metropolitan area), our church is geographically well positioned to serve the needs of the many families moving into the area!

 

Our church is not just another social organization, competing for the time, attention and funds of the local people. We have yoked ourselves to Christ and acknowledge him as Lord. In all things, we seek to strengthen our Christian discipleship in service to one another and the world.  We invite everyone to join us on this adventure! If you are seeking a faith community where everyone knows your name and where people aren't afraid to be spiritual, then Trinity could be just the place for you!

 

General Information (in no particular order) The Trinity family gathers for Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sundays. Worship service is at 11 a.m. A nursery is available Sunday mornings. On the first Sunday of every month we celebrate communion.  After the communion service, we assemble in Fellowship Hall after the worship service to share a potluck Sunday dinner. This is a great time to get to know people, so visitors are especially welcome! (Visitors need not bring a food dish!) We also bring non-perishable food items on each first Sunday for donation to local aid agencies.    The sanctuary is registered on the National Register of Historic Places.   Do you know. . .  The answers to the following questions are located somewhere in our Website. See if you can find them all!  Union soldiers destroyed our first church building to make what?  --Choose an answer --  A warehouse  A signal station  A fortification  How were the bricks obtained to build the church in 1865?  --Choose an answer --  Made by hand by the members  Made in a factory  Recycled Civil War rubble  How often do we share a potluck dinner?  -- Choose an answer --  Once per quarter  Every month after communion service  On holidays  Where was the local community's first school?  -- Choose an answer --  In the church's stable  Behind the first parsonage  On the church's second floor  How many tornadoes have damaged Trinity?  -- Choose an answer --  One  Two  Four    You got out of correct.  Your Score: %  Please page down for more or use the links at left.

 

Trinity's History Before the Civil War, Trinity UMC was known as Mount Zion Church and was part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mount Zion Church was located about one mile from Trinity's present location.  During the Civil War, U. S. Army troops demolished the Mount Zion Church building to use its materials for a signal station. (In 1907, Trinity received $1,100 from the federal government as compensation.) The congregation had no church home until the war ended.  The interior of the sanctuary today.  In 1865, after the war's end, the church purchased two and one-half acres of land for $250 at the present site. Construction of a new church building took about three years, with the congregation providing all the labor. All the bricks were handmade on the front lawn.  The first building had two stories and could seat 300 people. The upper floor had two rooms. The larger room was used for the first school in the local community. The local Masonic lodge met in the other room. The sanctuary occupied the entire first floor.   The building was destroyed in 1897 by a tornado. During the reconstruction the second floor was eliminated. The handmade bricks were reused; new bricks were purchased in Nashville and transported by mule-wagon to the church. In 1909 another tornado (photo at right) wrecked the church's tower and damaged large sections of the walls. Repairs were made within a few months.    The present Sunday School annex was added in 1956. In 1988 additional construction was completed on the Fellowship Hall and education rooms. In 2003 a new, 100-space parking lot was added to the rear of the church, paved and lined, with new sidewalks and wheelchair access.   Please page down or use the links at left.

 

Say hello! We would like to hear from you! Please take a moment to let us know what you think about our Website, ask questions, or just say hello!  In the meantime, please call or send us e-mail! Phone us at (615) 790-9783 E-mail the pastor, Rev. Paula Hoos: tumcpastor@aol.com That's all on this page! Now just use the links at left.