Methodists to Build Church to Work With UNC-Chapel HIll Students, March 27, 1920

University UMC has a soaring steeple rising 210 feet into the Chapel Hill sky, and it was completed in 1926 and dedicated in 1935 after the building loan was paid off by James A. Gray, a 1908 UNC graduate. (https://universityumc.church/worship-services/

From The Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, N.C., March 27, 1920

Methodists to Erect $150,000 Church

North Carolina Methodists plan to build a $150,000 church at Chapel Hill, especially designed for work with the students of the University of North Carolina, according to proposals outlined at a recent meeting in Chapel Hill between representatives of the two Methodist conferences and the local church. Designs for the new church are being prepared now, and a campaign will be started soon to raise the necessary funds.

The meeting in Chapel Hill was attended by the Rev. E.K. McLarty of Ashville, R.M. Courtney of Thomasville, and A.W. Plyler of Greensboro, representing the western North Carolina conference, and by M.T. Plyler, presiding elder of the Durham district, the Rev. A.D. Wilcox of Durham, and Mr. McWhorter of Chapel Hill, representing the North Carolina conference. Present also were the stewards and trustees of the local church and, by special invitation, President Chase of the University. 

The local representatives pointed out the needs for a larger and better-equipped Methodist church at the University, where they year 432 Methodist students are in attendance from all over the state, not counting the people of Chapel Hill. President Chase assured the churchmen of the desire of the university to co-operate with the church in its work. Mr. McWhorter outlined plans for the new building, which will include social rooms, space for Bible classes, and every modern convenience especially fitted for work among young men.