Methodism came to Williamston during the 1850s through circuit riding ministers. The congregation organized in 1859 and built a small church on this site in 1871. As membership grew, a new church was begun in 1896. In July 1896, 101 farmers and teams of horses brought 219 wagonloads of fieldstone to the site in the “Great Stone Bee,” a contest to gather and deliver “hard heads” for construction. Detroit architect Wells D. Butterfield designed the church, C. C. Shafer of Howell built it, and the Jackson Glass Works made the stained glass windows. The sanctuary was dedicated on October 10, 1897. Lightning struck the steeple in 1919, and later much of the bell tower was removed. In 1999 the church interior was restored.