The church was established in
1881 at the Sudds Plantation. At that time it was named
Providence Methodist Church. Some of the early founders of that original
log church were the Sudds (Joseph, Solomon, James, and Grant, Sr.),
Sim Anthony Rawls, Hattie Jackson, Molly Johnson, Mary Cooper, Bertha Bailey,
Will Freeman, Charlie Adam, Mim Lincoln, and Sampson Blow.
In land currently occupied by
the church was deeded to the trustees on February 9, 1887. The first
four acres were donated by Lydia E. Dean. Darrlyn and Joyce Middleton
also donated 0.76 acres.
In 1899, the church was renamed
Bonchest. The original church built at the site was destroyed by
a storm. It was rebuilt in 1950.
Founder’s Day is celebrated
each year on the second Sunday in November. |
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