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P~cKory Plft 1 thodist Church tla t -: st Dl~trict

T'.t; 1181:ory _·L.t CllUrch if: ,-,y d ft(.r tl e co ' u ity i \'r~ I;h it is 10CL ted. '1' nL.,n~ n j c::oPj" l'1<._t" C[k!.1 fr:' ..... n"m­J.

b~r of 11ic1.or;]" trees' loc'.ted on c. fL. t of ] and. 11e church is 10L;,.ted 5.n the south-ev.st sid o-t:' 'heorice6 County, Geor""'ia.

The te of tIe r '_i~. tion of tris c 'rl;h is 'ot krovn. >·o',:ov~rl, u.n aC:ldJ y If.AS or" ui.::.._,l in 1838. 11lLicl~ory .1, til i" LtL..o tn '1111. of -he 1010 Iu.lit1. .Jistrict of ...J1eor\.ec l..ounty. 'j re chur ch 1.S S ve .1il 8 0 lth ' st fro•. c~ , toY' . ~'.h~ pre:::.~ t 8tructt'r_ is ...,t the crossi.n..., of t. e ood",toclc-::olly .':::prin.3 rOdcls. r;'hc ori i al i et~.odict. Cb11rc ,S 8. log str1.lctur., (\ t ~ ~outheL.8t co' n I' of t~.~ ~.:...1""'~ eros road"'. ~res'hyt rL.n ~ u~ch ~s on th presert location.

':Phe re 8byt .riL n chu.r C;.1 L. frar e stl'" t"l.' ut rIot ceil~d. "":1e rr .b rs oj,' th.t churc:1 _ ropos .-'l to the. t odif:t t !ut if t~ley wO'.l ceil it &1 in!"t 11 '. stove the:,r ":ovld be r i v n 1/::" interest in ~: e ch\.:r('~1. ') he pDO osit ior: r s .. c cepte •

The pre <'(.nt bu i 1 CIlin '1;'c..S I' cted ':'l 1!B86 [. S a j oint ven­ture bet'l en t1.e ~ E. thoaiet '3 nel J: resb rteri 11S.

~arly histor.' is not h10 n. :t ch rter. . b rs nd oft'iciv.!s ::..r'e not }:nm.n.

ickory 1:<'l'.t is no p~,rt of t: •.olly ~pri.n( s C. I' e, 3' arin .. L their ~t_rsor,. e. ·.Lhi..., uilr'li:n. _.s b01:. h fro~. th R v. ... . i:>hmffi ld .....bout 1901. ],,[ ter it 1,Tr,S torn Lway _nd the pI' sert p[rson[~e las built in 1923. Con8id r bl re­: ,ad ,lin, r~ s d0ne in 19. O•

..11 e ds tb the Cfl1lr (;h 9roP rty conti:i ns the T1" st Cl nse. Th !'re~byt 1"i':DE' nif'b ~iled 80me "'Ira.rs f. 0, '-'-. d t e : ethodists have full pos~ S?iOIl of the ch - ch.

OI'C of the gr at st erivL.ls of t', cc.urc!, d ter"i r (l b , . b ... J'8~ lp ' .. c:.. as , ',r S in 190G 'n r th l~"'r (-'. ::t.ip of t'1 Rev. "[.. 11" n 1I a I i1:::.i' ~ 5, -r sieHn; ~'l er, 1 d the; ev. • L. Vicl:epy, star. Pift e1" {ere r ceiv ~ 'n the ership. In 19'L, the -:~"v. J .•. oore rea iv d tu ty-fi~r t'lO er8hi The _ r vious year, the ~t;V. _. J. T"'ostl , r.. _r ''3 yterian ev~ el' SL, conduct d a :rev' Tal und I' r... tent June 1,,--26. Furtha' bl'il'lin L.proveL1ents "ol~ 0'·,.. gr :....t r viv..... l oC ...urr d in Uq st, 195ti 'ith"' v. c.:~.e .( elt, ev~ ~'eli:3t, c"-' :tev. Bill

Du_ I' e, P' stor. 'i'his "ill be rii ~ cuss d 1" tel'. TIL ~ ... r1y history of t- e ~U:1r'l.[ y ,-cIa 1 is unc.o',.n. In

19"'0 \!IH..J. th fi' t ch .,... h histor" ' S ','ritter t:_~re \ '3 ei l' ty­eig"t n roll. ~::"02 .66 /c;.S _ id for ~.ll c useS. d rin the 1949-50 confer.rce yar.

woo an IS" ission cry .... ociety ('. . ..... ,.)' r.s or·r ized in 1025 y ..iss Bept ~int_r r ssi..,t_d b

v J. 1; tery .. nd

.1. •. rs • 0D ere lher '.. ere: b ut t:r lve c. [rter: l"'bers • .n p !ort~ Le' ..;ue (. ,vthodict .:out r .:. ,,12.0\ SLii~) ',' s oj. niz d

.7ul 30, 1002 y tt:le ~. v. i ::-..rvin il1..i I..S, rresjl 'j.' l,-'e ....

2. lie~ory ~l t Ch reh History tl : ta-', st 1)i stri ct

The ~ 0 th I' 110 shi_ ...1. ..... fUJ'ni<"L d three enid l't~ f'or the Chero~ - 'e~ens uubd istriet : ,~sley L. Thorr.as, c t ""r se,: t a

..inL t I' of th Torti. G o1' ...... L:.. (,on:'e Ell-ee, eu er . 'il~cn, ~ £.r"'" Z,,-_!_e ...&1 y .

.J1~rinc the eo'1.ferc.:nce '_.1', 19~9-50 ,,880.13 '. s r- iae u.nd0).

spent through vt-.riou8 ehaihnels of t:1 e'. rch. . ir.j st ri""l support \f' S '7±_e'T~t;l.,. ·~275.60.

! ost of~the u.ctive .:6 .. bel'sl'ip of hict.ory Fl.... t vl1urcl liv in til€: v ry c.nd liekory .J:'lr..t lJolrJ.unities ••. comn nities 'hieh have n'd", quit-.- .... 1 u.. e i'or tL€:Iselves durin. I' cent ye 1'8.

very 'fon :h(; 194 thOllsaT'ld doll I' first plc.ee [.. ,ard ir the tlartu ell nber of Gomm ree, F', r.'1 r8 Cl b COIn!"unity Il'lprove. t

Contest. l'iekory L ... t ,on the s :me G.Vl I'd in 1949 ~tnd . very \lon the ....,\! psteI: ~ ....\lard.

T:w only survivine .' . I' of the I' sbvt ri:.... n e:1 reh is .rs. <JO"-i r l H. t,uarl s, tho is .cti' in t ... e l'·'et ...odist C.l1'rch.

'l'~ ...is histor.,r ':t-.S prept red f01' pres rt tion t t e 'flO! vOPlir<... 0.." tile c: IJrc eld;.. ]"1t.,24, 19;:;0. T.e 801:'''C s hc.ve b n, _1_ 'istory Of v:l roI: c County by v. L. ' •• ~rlin,

ournalE. 01 t~le : orth 'eor,.."ie- ~o f{;r ree, cLur eh rolls, Ch reh Lc~ool rec0 1 1s, nd t' e recol1pctlons of v r~ous fri nds.

1 rs. ':Of" I' O. Thor.:![.. s, ...·i storian. ",ept. :C;4, 1950

uuppler.:e" 't:

.n dtc tional '~l<.'1t 'V ..... s L.td 1'1 to the cfurch in 1951 • . uch i . r0 1T nt ..., '!!lad on the interior of th chur eh soon t-.~ter includin nev p , ...lt~r, ulpit chairs, c~ppet, ote.

11•• Ul ust, 1956 n ur.u c:u~.l, ....piri t -::...nointed r viv3.1 c .e to the LicLory L ... t CL1urch. .e~r. G n It of tie

l ....b r 1T'tl vorfe:'enee .:....3 ..... 11 8p t..::er, v. ill lJupr -' '. s t:1e pastor. ... bo It twerty-five Vlere co w _J. t d. .... '" ve ,t een ,j oin d the churcl:. '.i.os, b::..ptir.er~ r:. [e l : i ~,,;e fro! _i:::'--;.ty-_i[;ht

~rs old to e ht Jvt-.r~ old. Soon ~ft ~ the 6fficibl BOLrd and Church l' ... b rs' ip vot~d to ild ;:.... r 0 ,e and b~co . u _.tio.,,- c rc t ~ r t cn:---'cre' c 'r (19f,7-;;8). 'r_e

1.parsc'1u ::J e 'un in Octobe:.r, 105~. ~ ch ITch preyiously r int~ .. 600.00 inist rial ElU' ort 8 '.Iill h...lve Co ,10,000 p::...rson9ge built· rd p .... id for by July, 19f,7-- 11 in one Y lr.

':'1,'0 of tb. youn,:; peopl fl _lLr 0 enter full-tL e Christi' n 'ork, John ,ilson, son of We. ,ilso , ~.nd ., c..o.ry Jane 1 ,y,

dau[,:·!tE..l' :[' rllest ~1 y.

v • .;...oill :>upI' ~ pril, 1 57

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i ~tory of .l.!ic~.orJr :'l£..t __tL..nt ... - ~~t .lJistrict

?~stors of Htc~ory l~t '~ve been:

Di~trict ~lpertindents astors

1897 R. J. B~gh ..m L. D. ogg:ins 1898-1° 0 n J.E•. tts 1901 ...,. B. Led etter R. :"-peer and

J. L. '\usse11" 1902-04 T. TI. _i1L..rd 1905-06 T. J. Christir.n J. r:> ... lIen 1~O?-09 '1'. J. Christ i" n ..... 'rct':el1

.:3. i11""rd 1 10 i11.. rd -. ,-hi Jlcls L,11-1913 R. I. Johnson

191-.. --. J. C. ro~e

1915-1916 II urce11 1917 J. . ..!..rV/in J • rail r <:>.nd

OduJ'1 CL.... rk L 18 II J. _.. h ndler L 1 ()O II C. 'r. ~he11

1921-22 11 JOf'n L. ,oore 1923-24 H. H. Jon s H. Spe r 1925 L. • Dt..vi'·son" 19...6-27 J. erry" 1928-29 -L.th Tl.10 pson . ' ill -;.ngh""m 19'0-03 .arvin 'i11i" s (). L. v' ry 1 34-36 • Jon.s ... ilgrIi::m 1 :"':7-':"8 II L. 1:11..~

19u9-40 ... rn st '. ills nd T. Te 'ton i~e

1941-1~~ 11~ce ...og rs Lor:...n .t rk r 194;)-4.1. Thom~s 2. oiler" 194c-46 II J. . . L rl{er 1 47-48- stel' .. "bit -~orr'is ~ ing, p .... stor

J. '" Godh y, sst. II L. . Bartley, pastor

J . . Godbe , "s st. 1949 " 8. ~~ -r, p star

J . God ey, sst • 1':750-. .• O. .c~-ib e! C. ~. ~pier, p~stor

[ ro] d Er£..s'," ell, st. l~,-t Jf1.r" s -,nt· i tl, . stcr

'ro11 ~r~s\ 11, sst. 19t, :~~ . Berkner, p ... ~tor" n.enneth C:'i 8' ell, set. 1956-57 J. ,illit..m Dupree, pastor"

~ 1vin Tlo.rd, sst. 1957­