First United Methodist Church - Waynesboro, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member hoteltwo
N 31° 40.338 W 088° 38.868
16R E 343795 N 3505293
Marker is at the intersection of Turner Street (Mississippi Route 63) and Wayne Street and describes the early history of this Methodist Church.
Waymark Code: WMNB5A
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
Views: 3

Marker text:

The First United Methodist Church of Waynesboro was established in 1858 by John C. Patton as a Methodist Protestant Church. Their first sanctuary, a two-story wood frame building shared with a local Masonic Lodge, was built the same year. The church became a part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1860.
Date Installed:: 2012

Organization that placed the object:: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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Related Website:: Not listed

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