Our History
In the early 1950's, a housing
and population boom hit the
Donelson community.
Donelson Heights UMC began with
a dream and within that dream
lay a spiritual challenge, as
expressed by our founders:
The Spiritual Challenge
With the hundreds of new
homes and families in each
sub-division there is an
increased need for reaching and
winning to Christ the families
of this community. The need for
new schools offers us the
opportunity for Church Schools
to meet the spiritual needs of
the children of this area. As
the area and number of children
increase, so the challenge
increases. We are moving to
meet that need. God calls! We
must answer!
Our Answer
Our answer to this problem
is the establishment of the
Donelson Heights Methodist
Church and the construction of
its Church Building at Fairway
and Selma Streets. Plans are
completed for the construction
of the unit known as Fellowship
Hall. The first unit will have
ample room on the first floor
level for a sanctuary and four
classrooms. The Ground floor
level will include the
Fellowship Hall, kitchen, and
classrooms. This will be our
answer to an ever-increasing
problem: the spiritual growth
of our people.
The Donelson Heights Methodist
Church will not complete its
full mission until it has a
Church building of its own.
"Let Our Hands Ne'er
Falter When the Dream Is In Our
Hearts"

Picture taken November 18, 1951
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Donelson Heights United Methodist
Church continues to be a vibrant
part of the Donelson community.
And how we've grown! What
started as a single Chapel with a
Fellowship Hall has blossomed into
our current facility with a
Sanctuary, additional wings for
Sunday School classes, and the Early
Childhood Program (ECP).
Our
activities range from the Annual
Men's Fish Fry which brings in
hundreds of people, to our Bible
studies, Wednesday night programs,
Book Discussions, and our Vacation
Bible School. We are always
striving to continue what our
founders started.
DONELSON HEIGHTS
TODAY
