125th Anniversary: Trinity United Methodist Church to celebrate milestone Sunday

The Trinity United Methodist Church (TUMC) is celebrating the church’s 125th anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 3. The celebration event includes a regular church service at 10:30 a.m. followed by a catered luncheon and special anniversary program in the church’s social room.

Ritzville’s Trinity United Methodist Church traces its beginnings to November 1888 when nine pioneers in the area came forward to become charter members of the new Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church. This was the first Methodist church in Adams County and the second church to be formed within Ritzville.

In the spring of 1889, the...