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South Point UMC was organized as a Sunday School in the summer of 1877. A group of interested people of South Point community met at Gaither's Factory, formerly called Stowesville Mill (according to Belmont History, was one of the first 3 mills in Belmont) which was a short distance from the present church.

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The first building, a wooden frame structure with one large room and slab benches was completed in 1878. At this time, South Point Methodist Episcopal Church South was formed.

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The current brick sanctuary was constructed in 1954. A larger fellowship hall and additional classes were added in 1987.