OUR FAITH HERITAGE
OUR FAITH HERITAGE
Our history reflects the faith, work and perseverance of our founders and all those who came after them.
Trinity Church began with the founding of Mount Zion church nearby in the 1840s in eastern Williamson County. After the U.S. Army demolished it during the Civil War, members bought our current site in 1865 and began construction, even making bricks on site for the two-story building.
The building was almost destroyed by a tornado in 1897, and again in 1909. The stained-glass windows donated in 1916 have seen many changes, most recently our decision to affiliate with the Association of Independent Methodists in 2025.
Through celebrations and setbacks, the Trinity Methodist Church family and our historic facility continue to serve by God’s grace and power.
Click below for a 19 minute presentation by church historian Nancy Conway
Here are a few questions people ask us. Click on each link for our response.
We’d love to answer other questions when you visit or contact us as shown below.
Is Trinity Methodist Church affiliated with any other Methodist group?
In March, 2025, church members present and voting unanimously approved affiliating with the Association of Independent Methodists (AIM). You can learn more about AIM on their website, www.AIM2020.com. We participate in ministry outreach with other AIM congregations.
Do you have regular programs for children and teens?
Trinity welcomes kids of all ages, and a few families with school-aged children worship with us regularly. We have a weekly Sunday School class at 10 a.m. for older children based on the Trueway Bible Curriculum, led by experienced and background-checked teachers. We are preparing as the need arises to add care for babies-toddlers and programs for teens. We hold special events for children and families such as our Family Fun Fest, and also involve kids in the life of our church by serving as an acolyte, greeter or elsewhere. By special arrangement, we can also offer supervision during worship for those with special needs.
You say that your church is “grounded in God’s word”. What does that mean?
Simply that we trust that the entire Bible was inspired by Almighty God, and is the ultimate authority for our teaching, beliefs and lives. The Bible is “a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path,” and is to be used by the church “for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness,” so that we are equipped for God’s service.
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH
2084 Wilson Pike, Franklin, TN | (615) 794-2665
Sunday Worship Service: 11:00 AM Central Time
Adult Sunday School: 10:00 AM