Dunton Chapel Methodist Church

Dunton Chapel Methodist Church traces its origins to 1870, when Rev. J.R. Rosemond began preaching in the home of Milton Hardy. The church was built about 1878 and later underwent many renovations, including the addition of a brick veneer in 1937. Originally known as the Church of Gaffney, it was renamed Dunton Chapel in 1888 to honor Dr. Lewis M. Dunton, presiding elder of the Greenville District of the M.E. Church from 1879 to 1882. In 1899, under the direction of Rev. R.C. Campbell, the first school for African American students in Gaffney opened there. By 1920 it remained one of only ten schools in the county serving African American students, and a public night school for adults also operated there. The grade school continued in operation into the 1920s.

Gaffney, South Carolina · United States