Bethel Church (Labadie, Missouri)

{{short description|Historic church in Missouri, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Bethel Church

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| image = Betherl Church.jpg

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| nearest_city = Labadie, Missouri

| coordinates = {{coord|38|31|7|N|90|52|44|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Missouri#USA

| built = 1868

| architecture = Greek Revival

| added = February 3, 1993

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 92001867{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

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Bethel Church (also known as New Bethel Church or Bethel Methodist Church) is a historic Methodist church located on Missouri Highway T near Labadie, Missouri. The church was built in 1868 to replace a log building constructed in 1840 for Franklin County's first Methodist congregation. The red brick building has an unornamented Greek Revival design. The building has a Greek temple form with a low gable roof and square brick pilasters flanking the door and separating the large side windows. The interior of the church has a high ceiling, a balcony above the narthex, and white-painted features.{{cite web|last1=Warnebold|first1=Glenn J.|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bethel Church|url=http://www.dnr.mo.gov/shpo/nps-nr/92001867.pdf|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=July 6, 2014}}

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.