The Palmyra Methodist Church was established in 1865 and was a cornerstone for the community for almost 160 years.
Members say the church closed in October 2023 due to lack of attendees.
“We just couldn’t get people to come. And none of us, our children, came back,” said Wilma Halvorsen, who grew up in Palmyra, a community of more than 500 people southeast of Lincoln. “They just never came back to Palmyra, so there’s none of our families come back. I felt very badly about it.”…