Old Sound Methodist Church
In April, 1799, one of the state’s first
Methodist societies was organized near this
site by Reverend Freeborn Garrettson. On
April 29, 1784, one acre of ground was
purchased here for the erection of a
“preaching house.” The Church became known
as Williams Chapel, in honor of brothers
Arthur and Ezekiel Williams, founding members
and prominent local preachers. Services were
conducted here until the congregation relocated
to a nearby site purchased in 1871. The church
building was moved from this location at that
time. On December 7, 1896, the Trustees of the
church conveyed the property to Charles W.
Johnson and Eliza J. Williams, for use as a
cemetery.
Marker is on Johnson Store Road near Zion Church Road (County Road 382), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
