Ames First United Methodist Church

Ames First United Methodist Church, located at 516 Kellogg Avenue in downtown Ames, Iowa, is a historic United Methodist congregation founded in 1865. The church is known for its distinctive 1908 sanctuary designed in the Akron Plan architectural style, which features sloping floors and semicircular seating centered on the pulpit, and has served the community with worship, spiritual growth, and missions outreach for over 150 years.