Dahlonega United Methodist Church collection
Scope and Contents
Dahlonega United Methodist Church, Dahlonega, Georgia. The collection includes early conference record books (including a few records from Jones Chapel, Tate-Jasper Mission, Porter Springs, and Auraria Church), membership records, early church property and administration records, and later facilities planning records. This collection also contains records and scrapbooks from the Women's Society of Christian Service.
Dates
- 1835-2016
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to research. However, some of the original materials in the collection are restricted because of fragility. In some cases, photocopies will be made accessible to researchers instead of the original material.
Biographical / Historical
In 1835, the Dahlonega United Methodist Church was first organized under the pastorate of Henry P. Pitchford, as "Dahlonega Station," Methodist Episcopal Church, (M.E.C., or sometimes seen as M.E. Church) South. Services and meetings during this time up until 1840 were held at the Old Academy Building.
In 1839, under the pastorate of Reuben E. Oslin, property was purchased on Park Street, then in 1840, the first worship building was built.
During 1929-1930, under the pastorate of Jesse B. Smith, the frame-built sanctuary was replaced with a new brick sanctuary. During this reconstruction project, three graves of Revolutionary War soldiers were found and moved to a new location.
In 2008-2009, under the pastorate of Dr. Jeffrey Ross, the former sanctuary was replaced with the current sanctuary. The present sanctuary features artifacts of the previous buildings, including the stained glass memorial windows, the steeple bell, and the Moroccan-style chandeliers.
Extent
14 Linear Feet (Seven legal-size Hollinger boxes, twenty flat boxes of various sizes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically based upon the subject and type of document, maintaining original order when possible. Materials are arranged in four series: 1) Organizational Records; 2) Church Conference Record Books; 3) Women's Society of Christian Service (WSCS); and 4)Books.
Condition Description
Fragile to Good condition
Finding Aid Author
Collection processing and finding aid by Terri E. Bell, September 2021.
Listing of Pastors, 1835-2002
Listing of Pastors from 1835-2002
1835 Henry P. Pitchford
1836 John D. Chappel
1837 William L. Williams
1838 Winsor Graham
1839 David L. Ballou
1840 Reuben E. Oslin
1841 William S. Williams; [?] McPherson
1842 Morgan Bellah
1843 Reuben H. Luckie; M.R. Fleming
1844 Robert Stripling; [?] Sampler
1845 Arkin N. Ross; W.J. Cotter
1846 Vardy H. Shelton; David Williamson
1847 Henry P. Pitchford; Joseph D. Adams
1848 William A. Smythe; G.G. Witherspoon
1849 John B. Wardlaw
1850 George Bright
1851 Henry P. Pitchford; Richard J. Harwell
1852 Samson J. Belloh; Robert E. Jones
1853 David Blalock; William P. Cloutz
1854 Dennis O'Driscall; David T. Holmes
1855 John H. Mashburn; Milford H. Hamby
1856 George Bright; W.A. Edwards
1857 John W. Turner; Wallace B. Bailey
1858 Thomas T. Christian; John P. Bailey
1859 W.H.C. Cone
1860 William T. Morman; Samuel H. Clark
1861 A.M. Thigpen; S. Leak
1862 C.A. Mitchell
1863 G. Hughes
1864-1866 L.Q. Allen
1867-1868 G. Hughes
1869 J.T. Linn
1870 F.G. Hughes
1871 W.A. Dodge
1872 George Gardner
1873 W.F. Quillian
1874 D.L. Anderson
1875 M.L. Underwood
1876-1877 John D. Hammond
1878 Allen C. Thomas
1879-1880 W.R. Foote
1881 W.R. Branham, Jr.
1882-1883 J.R. King
1884 M.D. Turner
1885 T.G. Christian
1886-1887 C.H. Jamison
1888 C.V. Weathers
1889 J.F. Balis
1890 W.B. Dillard
1891 D.M. Edwards
1892 A.B. Pope
1893 F.P. Spencer
1894 C.M. Ledbetter
1995 W.A. Parks
1896 J.D. Stone
1897 W.T. Hunnicutt
1898 W.H. Cooper
1899 D.M. Edwards
1900 C.N. Verdell
1901 Wallace Rodgers
1902 A.M. Pierce
1903 E.C. Marks
1904 J.D. Turner
1905 C.P. Marchman
1906 W.R. Foote
1907-1908 E.F. Dempsey
1909 G.F Venable
1910 H.D. Pace
1911-1914 M.C. Cunningham
1915-1918 W.M Barnett
1919 W.E. Brown
1920-1921 A.B. Watkins
1922-1923 J.W. Blake
1924 V.B. Hamrick
1925-1926 R.B. Hawkins
1927-1930 J.B. Smith
1931-1932 F.Q. Echols
1933 Thomas M. Elliot
1934-1935 Walter Milligan
1936-1940 George O. King
1941 E.C. Dewey
1942-1946 Frank Moorhead
1947-1948 Edward Elliott
1949-1950 W.A. Pilgrim
1950-1955 Charles Williams
1955-1960 William M. Holt
1960-1962 Allen Newby
1962-1966 Norton R. Campbell, Jr.
1966-1971 R. Eugene Davis
1971-1975 Jesse H. Warwick
1975-1978 W. Ashbury Craft
1978-1983 John R. Huggins
1983-1990 Jerome Hamm
1990-1992 Marcus Martin
1992-1996 Medwin T. Roach
1997-2002 Gerry M. Davis
- Title
- Dahlonega United Methodist Church Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Terri E. Bell
- Date
- September, 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, Dahlonega Campus Repository
82 College Circle
University of North Georgia Libraries
Dahlonega GA 30597 United States
archives@ung.edu