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Methodist church finds new home after Gainesville funeral homes merge

The building housing Ward's Funeral Home on Main Street in Gainesville. Asbury Chapel Global Methodist Church purchased the property on Jan. 16, 2024, and will move its administrative operations in on Feb. 4. A first service is planned there for no later than Easter Sunday, 2024. Photo courtesy Asbury Chapel.

FUNERALHOME 01 — The building housing Ward's Funeral Home on Main Street in Gainesville. Asbury Chapel Global Methodist Church purchased the property on Jan. 16, 2024, and will move its administrative operations in on Feb. 4. A first service is planned there for no later than Easter Sunday, 2024. Photo courtesy Asbury Chapel.

A newly formed Methodist church will soon be using a vacated Gainesville funeral chapel as its home, completing a game of musical chairs involving its congregation, another funeral parlor and another church.