On Oct. 19, 1872, C.A. Spivey and W.E. Anderson deeded four acres of land to James W. Scott, M.J. Britton, J.B.C. Scott, J.P. Grace, H.B. Smith, George Williams, E.R. Williams, J.H. Gamblin, and J.F. Anderson, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; the Rev. Floyd T. Wiginton was the first pastor. Tradition holds that the Rev. Isaac Pierce Lowery, pastor in 1873, suggested the congregational name Lebanon. The first church building burned in the early 1880s, and members moved to this site. An early school on church property served the area until the mid 20th century. Today, Lebanon United Methodist Church provides an important link to the community's pioneer heritage.