As early as 1922, meetings were held in homes of persons interested in establishing a Methodist Church in the Converse Heights area of Spartanburg. On July 10, 1924, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Tiller, the Reverend W. A. Fairey, Presiding Elder of the Spartanburg District, led a group in electing stewards and trustees. A building committee was appointed to raise funds and erect a church building on a lot at the corner of South Fairview Avenue and Norwood Street; the lot had been purchased in 1923. The building was completed in the fall of 1924. On November 5, 1924, Trinity United Methodist Church was founded when the Upper South Carolina Methodist Conference, meeting in Laurens, appointed the Reverend George Hodges as pastor of the then newly organized church. There were 85 members at the time.

The original white wooden church building, later known as the Trinitarian Building, was replaced by the present sanctuary in 1938, under the guidance of an excellent building committee, headed by Jennings L. Thompson. With the Reverend F. C. Owen as pastor, the sanctuary formally opened for worship on December 4, 1938. The indebtedness on this building was paid off in 1944 and church membership had grown to 573. In 1949 the east wing was added and used for Sunday School classes (now it houses the pastor's study, the parlor, the library, the music center and offices). The stained glass windows were installed in the sanctuary in 1950. The west wing educational building was built in 1956 to provide more Sunday School classrooms and Kindergarten facilities. The construction of the new parsonage at 810 Glendalyn Avenue was completed in 1960.

Realizing the need for further expansion, Trinity Church purchased five houses and lots adjoining the church property on Norwood Street and Glendalyn Avenue. These houses were later removed to make space for expanded parking at the rear of the church and for the new educational facility, which was completed in 1970. This building also houses offices for the church staff and a large Fellowship Hall and kitchen. At the time of this building venture, considerable remodeling was also done on the older structure to beautify the sanctuary and to increase space for adult Sunday School classes.

A pipe organ was added to the sanctuary in 1987. In 1991, the Christian Life Center was completed, providing a multi-purpose room that serves as a gymnasium as well as a focal point for many leisure activities and large gatherings. The building project also included a large room for scouts and an enhanced kitchen. To meet the growing needs of the congregation, other remodeling projects in the 1990’s included the refurbishment of the sanctuary, children’s wing and fellowship hall.

When organized, our church was "Trinity Methodist Church", a member of the South Carolina Conference of "The Methodist Episcopal Church, South". Unification in May, 1939, brought the southern church and the northern church back together to form "The Methodist Church". Then, in 1968, this great church merged with The Evangelical United Brethren to form the even larger and stronger "United Methodist Church" and our church became "Trinity United Methodist Church".

In 1999, with a membership of near 1,000, Trinity commemorated its 75th Anniversary with the dedication of a new library.

Trinity United Methodist Church has a rich heritage and its members are proud of past accomplishments for the Kingdom. Surely the Lord is not through with us and we look forward to ongoing missions that will strengthen and enlarge His ministry throughout the this community and the world. May our purposes and actions always be in accordance with our Heavenly Father's divine will…