About Us

Together, Couts is a community of believers. What does community mean? We believe that in relationship with each other, we grow closer to God. We live life together. We celebrate, struggle, agree, disagree, and mourn as life brings us joys and challenges.

Couts strives to be a church that deepens the faith of people through knowing and serving God. It is through deep faith that we are called and inspired to serve. It is in knowing the the message and mission of Jesus that we are able to authentically represent Christ in the world and serve in ways that truly honor and represent God. As God's presence grows in our hearts, through the work of the Holy Spirit, we find ourselves able to more deeply love God and those who surround us as we seek to make heaven real upon the earth.

We highly value our relationships with one another. We look to grow through fellowship causing us ultimately to grow closer to God. We value the Bible and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We look to extend grace to all people and lead those needing redemption of their sins to a salvation found only in Jesus the Christ.

After the church moved a few times, a local banker and cattleman, J.R. Couts, advanced this church greatly by paying off the buidling that had been erected on Elm Street where Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Home is currently located. Funding the building where his wife attended church greatly helped growing the presence of the Methodist church in this region. The gift he gave was memory of his wife, Martha Couts. In turn the church's trustees changed the church's name from Elm Street Methodist Episcopal Church South to Couts Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

During the global pandemic of 2020 ministry had to dramatically pivot to keep this congregation connected. In spite of signficant health challenges, from the generous gift of a donor this church began broadcasting it's weekly worship services and events using the social media platform, Facebook Live. As we look to what we believe to be a fruitful future, we are seeking ways to lead people to Jesus Christ by meeting new people in new places even in spaces that are not physcially in the church building.