The first recorded member
at Clayton joined on May 10, 1937. When the church was founded in
1937, they were sharing a building with the Baptist congregation.
They would meet on alternate Sundays. It was a union church until
1954, when the Baptists built their own church.
At that time, the Bruce
and Williams families donated land to the church. The Methodists
bought out the Baptists’ share of the building and moved it to the newly
acquired property. This was done under the leadership of Rev. J.J.
Davis. The Board of Trustees at that time included Shelly Clayton,
Sr., Herman Gibson, St., James E. Hutchinson, Aaron C. Bowman, and Gordon
W. Lazarus.
Over the years, the Clayton
charge has shared a circuit with Ferriday, Sicily Island, Jonesville, Harrisonburg,
and Waterproof. |
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