Concord Methodist Church, first called Victory, was established in 1810 as the oldest Methodist church west of the Oconee River, when William B. Pritchard and Thomas Johnston built a little log church on the Stage Coach Line from Milledgeville to Athens on land donated by Thomas Johnston. The first pastor was Drury Powell, and the first presiding elder was Dr. Lovick Pierce, the father of Bishop George F. Pierce. The name was changed to Concord after 1812. Strong in its early years, Concord's membership included the Harrison, Arnold, Baugh, White, Wilson, and many other families.