Established circa 1819 as Childers Meeting House on land given by George Childers, whose patent for the land was issued March 16, 1819, this Methodist church later became known as Childers Chapel. The church burned in 1842, and the congregation rebuilt it in Valley Creek (Summerfield), beginning construction on October 23, 1844. The new church was dedicated on October 5, 1845. This site has continued as the burying ground for the Summerfield Methodist Church congregation and the early families of the Summerfield Community. The church was originally part of the Cahawba Circuit and was placed in the Montgomery District in 1837/38.