Completed in 1896, this structure on 8th Avenue served as the third home of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Marion. The Church Gothic exterior includes Gothic-arched windows, door, and belfry vent openings. A 100-foot tall entry/bell tower on the north-west corner features four spires and decorative circular windows at the apex.. The church was designed by Bell & Kent of Council Bluffs, Iowa. The art glass windows came from the Kansas City Art Glass Company. It is contributing property to the Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

The building served as a Methodist Church until 2019 when it was purchased by the First Pentecostal Church of Cedar Rapids who also operated a daycare out of the classroom spaces. The church has been unused and for sale since a derecho windstorm in 2020 caused significant damage to the northwest corner of the historic church including the bell tower. Additional deterioration has occurred since the storm because action was not taken to protect the damaged section from the elements.

Notices to secure the building and request for a preservation plan were sent to the property owner by the City of Marion. A demolition permit applied for by the owners was pulled and a more extensive review process has begun.

The loss of this building would significantly change the skyline and historic nature of the Uptown Marion District and impact the momentum the district has achieved since becoming an Iowa Main Street district in 2013. There has been major reinvestment into the historic district despite the derecho storm and COVID pandemic. Some interest from local investors has been voiced in a potential project to rehabilitate the church building for reuse. City officials, Chamber of Commerce, and Uptown Marion Main Street are supportive of an adaptive reuse and have expressed willingness to work collaboratively on financial incentives to make the project a reality.