AL HR506

Honors the Blountsville United Methodist Church on its bicentennial anniversary in 2018.

Recognizes the church's founding on April 18, 1818, when Ebenezer Hearn preached his first sermon at Bear Meat Cabin and introduced Methodism to Central Alabama.

Notes the original log building construction and the replacement church built in 1886 by German builder Otto Puls, featuring Gothic architecture and an organ added by 1891.

Acknowledges the church's expansion through educational programs, community outreach, foreign missions, and facility additions including a fellowship hall (1989) and educational building (1990).

Commends the church's listing on the Alabama Register of Historic Places and its designation as National United Methodist Site Number 114, and recognizes current leadership under Reverend Alex Beaube.