Johnson Chapel was organized in 1902.
After first meeting in homes and under a brush arbor, the group began meeting
in an abandoned store on Stoner Avenue in 1907 under the leadership of
Rev. C.C. Smith. They bought a lot at 1220 Vaughn St. in 1909 and
put up a temporary structure by January of 1910. In 1916, a church
was built on the site. In 1940, the lot next to the church was purchased
and a parsonage built. .
Mt. Zion was organized between
1865 and 1867. After first holding services in homes, they
used a tent at the Old Browne Plantation. James B. Pickett and his
wife donated 2.5 acres at Vanceville to the church on November 23, 1874.
A church, built in the site in April 1900, was destroyed in 1936.
Rev. R.B. Garrison led the congregation in rebuilding the church.
The church was damaged in 1954 and had to be rebuilt once again.
In 1989 the church relocated e to 3816 Virginia Avenue under the leadership
of Rev. Wayne Williams. The old church burned in a fire in 1994.
On November 18, 2001, the decision
was made to merge the congregations from Johnson Chapel and Mount Zion.
The first service for the new church was held on December 2, 2001 at the
Johnson Chapel church. At a meeting on December 19, they decided
to name the new church the New Creation United Methodist Church. |
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