Cartecay Methodist Church
Gilmer County, Gilmer County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Cartecay Methodist Church. This church, Cartecay Methodist (South), was organized and a building erected in August 1834 on the property of Lewis D. Ellington. The first preacher was William Ellington, ordained in 1805 by Bishop Asbury. The first Sunday School was organized April 20, 1851 and has operated continuously. The present building, erected in 1859, remains, in style and arrangement, as originally built. During the War Between the States, the building was guarded at night by groups of men to protect it from Union sympathizers who roamed the country-side. Among the early preachers were: Rev. Bethel Quillian, Rev. John B. Robeson, Rev. A.J. Hughes, Rev. A.J. Hutchinson, Rev. A.D. Echols, Rev. Walter B. Dillard, Rev. R.B.O. England, Rev. G.W. Griner, Rev. W.L. Singleton, Rev. J.N. Myers, Rev. W.C. Hunnicut, Rev. John B. Pettit. As a young man Bishop Warren Candler preached here. 061-5 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957
Erected by Georgia Historical Commission
The Story
Organized in 1834 as Cartecay Methodist in the newly opened mountains of Gilmer County, this congregation built its present sanctuary in 1859. During the Civil War, townsmen stood guard over the building at night to protect it from raiders, and among the young men who preached here was the future bishop Warren Candler.
Why it matters
The church preserves the religious and social life of the north Georgia frontier through settlement, war, and beyond.
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Related people
- · Warren Candler
- · Francis Asbury
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