Bethlehem United Methodist Church

Bethlehem United Methodist Church, the oldest Methodist church in Barrow County, was organized in the 1780’s. Its first services were held two miles northeast in a log house, and in 1790 a church was built nearby. The present site was originally a camp ground with an arbor, tents and cottages for camp meetings, and the arbor was used as a mobilization center during the War Between the States. The exact date the church moved to this site is unknown. Reverend John W. B. Allen deeded the land to trustees in 1847. The first church here was torn down in 1878 and another erected. The present church was built in 1949 as a memorial to Guy Lee Thompson. A Church School building was added in 1967, and the narthex and steeple were added in 1970.

Bethlehem, Georgia · United States