50 - Wesley Chapel - Savannah, GA
N 32° 04.567 W 081° 05.351
17S E 491583 N 3548876
Savannah's first church building was erected here at the corner of Lincoln and Oglethorpe. Here stands an historical marker giving the history of the Wesley Chapel.
Waymark Code: WM53PY
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2008
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The book "The Heart of Asbury's Journal" (
visit link) has a great drawing of the Chapel.
The marker reads:
"Savannah Methodism's first church building was erected on this corner of Lincoln and South Broad (now Oglethorpe) streets in 1812 by its first pastor, Rev. James Russell.
Bishop Francis Asbury preached twice in Wesley Chapel on November 21, 1813. In 1819-1820 under the preaching of William Capers the membership grew rapidly, and in 1821 John Howard enlarged the building to care for 100 new members. By 1848 this "good, neat house, sixty by forty feet", became too small; at a new location its successor, Trinity, was built. Among the early pastors of Wesley Chapel were James O. Andrew, George F. Pierce, Ignatius A. Few, and Thomas L. Wynn.
SAVANNAH - AREA METHODIST HERITAGE SOCIETY - 1977
SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE COMMISSION
ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY"