Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church

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Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church was a congregation of the Alabama Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the so-called "Northern Methodist Church". In 1939, three Methodist denominations united and it became Simpson Methodist Church.

The congregation built its first church on the southeast corner of 19th Street South and 3rd Avenue South worshipped there until 1911 when it moved to a new Gothic-Revival auditorium church it built on the northwest corner of 7th Avenue North and 25th Street North. The former church was sold to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

William Welton designed a new building for Simpson Methodist Church in 1926. Mann Bros. was awarded the contract for construction.

While there were Methodist Episcopal congregations in surrounding communities, such as Homewood, Pratt City and Tarrant, Simpson was probably the only White Methodist Episcopal Church in Birmingham. (There were several Black Methodist Episcopal churches).

In 1941, shortly after the denominational union, Simpson sold its building to Central Church of Christ.

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