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Union United Methodist Church HCC Historical Marker 

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UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ORGANIZED AS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL CHURCH IN 1837, 
UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IS THE OLDEST CHURCH IN QUITMAN COUNTY. 
THIRTY-FOUR CHARTER MEMBERS CONSTITUTED ITS INITIAL MEMBERSHIP. 
AMONG THEM WERE MRS. GEORGE ELLIS, THE FIRST CHARTER MEMBER, AND 
MRS. ADELYN LEE CRUMBLEY, WHO DONATED THE LAND FOR THE ORIGINAL CHURCH. 
THE PRESENT 1867 STRUCTURE REPLACES THE ORIGINAL LOG BUILDING. 
TRUSTEES IN 1867 WERE: ABRAHAM SHIELDS, JOHN PHILLIPS, THOMAS S. BRYANT, 
JAMES W. LEWIS, AND JAMES SUGGS.

ERECTED BY HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION 1980 


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UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

THE CHURCH BUILDING IS SURROUNDED BY A CEMETERY. THE OLDEST MARKED GRAVES 
DATE FROM THE 1850's. THE PRESENT LAND WAS PURCHASED FROM J.J. CRUMBLEY 
AND THE DEED WAS RECORDED IN 1865. HOMEMADE CHURCH BENCHES ARE STILL IN USE. 
THE COMMUNION TABLE ASSEMBLED WITH PEGS BY JEHU PHILLIPS WAS USED UNTIL 
THE 1960's. UNION CHURCH IS IN GEORGETOWN CHARGE AND REMAINS ACTIVE.

ERECTED BY HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION 1980

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