JENKINS COUNTY, GA -CHURCHES - Payne's Chapel

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Paynes Chapel Cemetery

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It is believed that the beginings of this church go
back to around 1776 when Drury and Nancy Jones started
a Methodist Episcopal Society in this area. The
Methodist Church was established in 1784 and Jones
Church was named in honor of Drury and Nancy Jones.

In 1806 the church moved to Skull's Creek. Not much is
known about this site.

In 1831 the name was changed to Mt. Carmel which is
seen in the Quarterly Conferance notes.

On April 9, 1870 the Second quarterly Meeting for
Statesboro & Bryan was held at Mt. Carmel. It lists PC
as R. M. Williams Sr  and LP as R.M Williams Jr.

Paynes Chapel Church was started at its present site
around 1870. On November 2, 1870 Charles A. Rowland
"for and consideration of the love I bear for the
course of Christ....convey unto the trustees of Mt.
Carmel Church 3 9/10 acres of land for the use and
benefit of said church".  (Bulloch County, Ga Warranty
Deed filed Sept. 29,1902)

The Board of Trustees appointed were Robert M Williams
(LP), Mitchel Williams, Berry A Williams, Matthew
Williams and Joseph Dutton. (Quarterly Meeting for
Altamaha Circuit July 1871 held at Union Church)

The first Sunday School was recorded on March 23, 1872
a couple of months later Remer Williams was elected as
the Superintendent of Sunday Schools.

On August 21, 1875 It was ordered by the conferance
that Mr. Carmel be dis-continued. Than on March 13,
1917 a deed was given to Paynes Chapel by L.J. Belt for
3 9/10 acres for as long as the land was used for
burial purposes. This deed was with the trustees of
Paynes Chapel L.P Dutton, R.G Saunders and J.M Waters.
It is not known why this second deed was done for the
present location of the church.

Paynes Chapel Cemetery
5042 Paynes Chapel Rd
Millen, Ga 30442
Phone: (478) 982-0549
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Overlooking Paynes Chapel Cemetery
Cemetery

Established around 1870