Gwinnett County GaArchives Church Records.....Snellville Methodist Episcopal (South) Copyright Date 1911
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Snellville.

	In September 1884, the Snellville Methodist church was organized, the services
being held in the school house.

	It began its history with ten members, viz: D. L. Shell, Mrs. Annie M. Shell,
J. T. Snell, Mrs. Lizzie Snell, T. A. Pate, Mrs. T. A. Pate, M L. Mahaffey,
Adeline Cates, Lucinda Mills, Alpharetta Cates.

	The church building was put up in the fall of 1886, and is worth $850.

	The pastors and their length of service follow: James Perryman, one year,
sixteen additions; M. H. Eakes, two years, two additions; S. D. Evans, one year,
three additions; T. J. Edwards, two years, twenty-two additions; G. W. Brand,
one year, six additions; J. W. Hargrove, one year, three additions; F. A.
Ragsdale, three years, eleven. additions; T. P. Graham, one year, nineteen
additions; J. M. Fowler, one year, four additions; S. H. Braswell, three years,
thirty-two additions; P. F. Connally, one year, five additions; W. E. Arnold,
two years, thirty-nine additions; S. H. Braswell and L. Roper, one year, four
additions; H. W. Morris and R. D. Smith, one year; W. W. Gaines, two years,
twenty-six additions; W. O. Butler, two years, twelve additions; S. H. Dimon,
two years, nine additions. He is the present pastor.

	The present members are:

	T. A. Pate, Mrs. T. A. Pate, Lizzie Snell, Mary Criswell, Charity Holmes, May
Wiley, G. W. Pharr, Mrs. G. W. Pharr, Maud Snell, Laura Mathews, Ada Shell,
Lillie Campbell, R. L. Shell, Berry Haney, Georgia Haney, Elizabeth Whaley, J.
A. Glaze, Mrs. J. A. Glaze, H. S. Buchanan, T. C. Snell, J. O. Haney, W. S.
Cofer, Lula Kilgore, Vinie Haney, Mrs. G. F. Snell, T. H. Ethridge, Victoria
Haney, Homer Johnston; B. J. Nash, Eugene Nash, Minnie Ethridge, Pharonia White,
Lela Criswell, Dora Haney, Mattie Gresham, Hanna Johnson, Joney Mathews, Artie
Peters, Lucile Pharr, Grace Pharr, Willie Pate, W. J. Matthews, P. D. Rawlins,
J. E. Rawlins, Carl Pate, J. J. Cofer, Walter Turner, Miss Willie Turner, J. F.
Snell, W. B. Cofer, May Mathews, S.D. Kilgore, T.M. Kilgore, Elizabeth Haney,
Bell Wiley, Mrs. C. L. Wiley, Mamie Bradford, Tom Snell, Jr., W. A. Pate, W. M.
Pate, Eugene Mathews, Tonnie Mathews, Chisie Glaze, Viola Glaze, Ledford Glaze,
Eliza Johnson.


Additional Comments:
From:

GWINNETT CHURCHES
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF EVERY CHURCH
IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA,
WITH SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF ITS
MINISTERS
BY
J. C. FLANIGAN
1911


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