Todd's Chapel United Methodist Church

The origin of this congregation can be traced to the

days of the American Revolution, when Methodist

pioneers such as Francis Asbury and Freeborn Garrettson

traveled throughout this area organizing groups or

“societies” for worship. Many of the early ...

Holsey Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

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In 1884, a group of black citizens banded together to organize a church. They appealed to the Commissioners of Columbus, Georgia, and obtained a lot on Eighth Street. The first church was completed in 1886 and called ...

Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery

Church Organized 1818:

Church organized in 1819; First Cemetery Burial in 1819. One of the earliest Methodist Congregations in the area, this church was organized by local preacher, Rev. Alexander Faires, in a log school built in 1816. Land donated in ...

Arnett Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Organized in 1866, this congregation is among the oldest in Gadsden County. The Romanesque Revival style building was constructed in 1938-39 and named for the Rev. Benjamin W. Arnett, the presiding bishop in Florida from 1888-1892.

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Jones Chapel Methodist Church

Site of

Jones Chapel

Methodist Church

Organized 1777 – Closed 1926

The 16th Virginia Annual Conference

was held here in 1799. The Reverend

Jesse Lee presided due to the

illness of Bishop Asbury.

A great revival was held here in

1787 at which time approximately

Three hundred persons professed

faith in ...

Turpin's Chapel - Maple Grove United Methodist Church

Founded 1865 by Capt. John Turpin, CSA (NC)-POW

Non-denominational until 1885. Became Turpin's

Chapel MEC (South) 1885. Name changed to Maple

Grove MEC (South) 1912. Became Maple Grove Methodist Church 1949 and Maple Grove United Methodist Church 1968. Also the site of the ...

Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church

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This African American church, the first in what is now Cherokee County, was most likely built between 1880 and 1890. It served the Whig Hill, Asbury, and Thickety communities of what was Union County before Cherokee County was created in ...

Ford's Chapel United Methodist Church

(organized 1808)

The Western Conference, Oct. 1-7, 1808 in Williamson County, Tenn., sent James Gwinn to the "great bend" of the Tenn. River. Gwinn organized at the home of Richard and Betsy Ford, the first Methodist Society of the six in ...

Mason Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

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In spite of small numbers and being welcomed by the mostly white congregation of First Methodist Episcopal Church, African Americans in Findlay in the 1880s wanted to express their faith in ways that best reflected their freedoms and traditions. ...

Chaplain's Chapel United Methodist Church

Methodism came to this area in the late 18th century when pioneering circuit riders such as Francis Asbury visited local residents to spread the message of their faith. The origin of this congregation can be traced to 1859, when the ...