- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- 1812 Wesley Chapel historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1977
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Chatham County
Church buildings--Georgia--Savannah - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Oglethorpe Ave. and Lincoln St., Savannah
Text of marker: "1812 WESLEY CHAPEL. Savannah Methodism's first church building was erected on this corner of Lincoln and South Broad (now Oglethorpe) streets in 1812 by its first pastor, Rev. James Russell. Bishop Francis Asbury preached twice in Wesley Chapel on November 21, 1813. In 1819-20 under the preaching of William Capers the membership grew rapidly, and in 1821 John Howard enlarged the building to care for 100 new members. By 1848 this "good, neat house, sixty by forty feet", became too small; at a new location its successor, Trinity, was built. Among the early pastors of Wesley Chapel were James O. Andrew, George F. Pierce, Ignatius A. Few, and Thomas L. Wynn. SAVANNAH AREA METHODIST HERITAGE SOCIETY - 1977 SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE COMMISSION ON ARCHIVES AND HISTORY" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_1812-wesley-chapel
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_1812-wesley-chapel
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
