Ebeneezer United Methodist Church, Tull, Arkansas - Country Churches on Waymarking.com

According to the Encyclopenida of Arkansas (online, see links below), Tull (a town in Northwestern Grant County) was incorporated in 1966, but the community had been established far before that. Reports of the "Old Folks Singing" church gatherings had been held since May 1885. The community of Tull was named for the Tull family (John, Arch and Abe) who had homes here by 1841. There was a Tanning yard owned by Jim Barnes in the area as far back as 1825, and a horse powered cotton gin in the area between 1836-1860 by Ephraim Burrow. The town dwindled away around the Civil war as many of the business owners joined the Confederate Army.

The Methodist Church was established here in 1885; the church had singing and a meal that became so popular that by 1921 it had become known as the "Old Folk's Singing Convention". This singing convention is still held every year, held in May. While there are no business left in Tull (they all left by 2010 and no weekly church service is even held in the town), the singing convention refuses to die.

The cemetery next to the church has graves that date back to the early 1800s.

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Church Name: Ebeener United Methodist Church Church In Use (even only just occassionally): yes Date Church Built: 1880 Rate this church.:

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