- Isle of Hope Metehodist Church
State Historical Marker
- Located at the church on Parkersburg Rd., Isle of
Hope
- 31°58.907, 081°03.566
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ISLE OF HOPE METHODIST
CHURCH
The Isle of Hope Methodist Church was organized
in 1851. The first Trustees were George W. Wylly, Simeon F. Murphy,
John B. Hogg, William Waite, Theodore Goodwin, Thomas J. Barnsley
and the Rev. William S. Baker.
The church building that stands here was
erected in 1859 on land given by Dr. Stephen Dupon. Its architecture
is similar to that of the early churches at Midway and Ebenezer.
The gallery at the rear of the church was built primarily for
accommodations of slaves.
Symbolic of the hospitality extended by
the Church to all faiths is the large key that hangs outside
the entrance.
During the War Between the States a Confederate
battery stood on the church lot, mounting two 8-inch columbiads
and two 32-pounder cannon. The church was used as a hospital
for Confederates stationed in the area, the pews (still in existence)
serving as beds. Thirty-three Effingham County soldiers sleep
in the adjoining churchyard.
025-83 GEORGIA HISTORICAL
COMMISSION 1962
[Note: In 1984, the church sanctuary
was destroyed by fire and the church bell badly damaged. Click
here
for more information.]
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