Milo United Methodist Church

Methodism began in Milo when a church was organized as one of a circuit of 14 churches on the Pleasantville circuit. The first worship services and class meetings were in the old Milo mill and in the upstairs of the old VanSyoc grocery store. A parsonage was built in town in 1880, establishing a building presence in town. This is currently the home of the Jeff Penick family on Chestnut Street.

A church building was first erected in 1885 under the pastorate of J.L. Johnson where the Christian Union church building now stands. A brick structure was erected in 1910 on the current site on the S.W. corner of the city park. It was destroyed by fire in January of 1921 and replaced by the current structure which was completed later that year.

In 1910, a frame house adjoining the church building served as the parsonage until September 1958 when the current parsonage was completed. Rev. Everett and Ruth Laning were the first parsonage family.

The church membership currently stands at 196. The church has Sunday school for all ages and a nursery available during worship. The church is known in the community as the church of "Open Doors" as it has and continues to host worthy, local, and youth organizations for their regular meetings. Several members are active in community organizations like the Lions and Community Center committee.

The church has several small groups that serve the people's spiritual needs.

The Milo United Methodist Church shares program, mission, and a pastor with the Farmers Chapel congregation. Currently, Milo worships at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday School beginning at 9:30 a.m.