The Methodist Society, organized in Bluffton,

built the first church and parsonage on

Boundry Street in 1853. During the Civil War,

two confederate soldiers saved the

church from being burned. In 1875 the church

sold the building to the AME Church. In 1890

the first church was built on this site. In 1940

the church was destroyed by a hurricane. By

1945, under the leadership of the Charles E.

Ulmer family a new building was built. The

educational building was constructed in 1962.

The present sanctuary was built in 1974 and

was a gift from the W.L. Mingledorff family,

including the chancel window in memory of

Mr. Walter Mingledorff. The church is now

within Bluffton's National Register of Historic

District.

Marker is on Calhoun Street, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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