Broad Street United Methodist Church (Cleveland, Tennessee)

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Broad Street United Methodist Church is a historic church in Cleveland, Tennessee. It sits at 263 Broad Street NW (also listed as 155 Central Ave NW).

The congregation began in 1836, meeting for worship in the Bradley County Courthouse. From 1836 to 1893 they worshiped at four different sites. The church was once known as Lea Street Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1863, during the Civil War, the church building at Church and First Streets was taken over by the Union Army and used as a stable and granary.

In 1867–1868, the congregation built a new brick church at the current site. In 1893, that building was demolished and the current church building was constructed on the same site. The design is Romanesque Revival with an Akron plan sanctuary. Additions were made in 1922 and 1968.

Broad Street United Methodist Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and is part of the Cleveland Commercial Historic District.