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A group of Christians led by Reverend John Gramling organized Shiloh Methodist Church here on December 24, 1845. Born in 1785 in South Carolina, the son of German emigrants Adam and Elizabeth Gassoway Gramling, Reverend Gramling came to Florida in 1845 with his family and his brother Christian Gramling. Their children were Andrew P., John H., Martha R. Reagan, Laviniah Rykard, Margaret Davis, Katherine, Adam D., Charles W., Joel F., and Frances T. Burnett. In addition to John and Elizabeth, charter members included John H. and Allys, William, Missouri, Misses Frances T., Laviniah, Katherine, Daniel, Charles, Louise A., and Joel F. Gramling; John and Rebecca Reagan and their daughters Martha and Amanda; Reverend Elias and Margaret Davis; and Mr. Brooks, his wife, and daughter Missouri. Reverend Gramling served as the first pastor for many years, and Joel F. Gramling was the first steward. Pastors who served through the years included A. Gardner in the 1850s, W.J. Gray in 1905-1906, W.F. Wesley in 1926-1927, D. Lee Jones in 1932-1936, and Ted Young from 1977. Conference affiliations were the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1845, the United Methodist Church in 1968, and Southern Methodist in 1970.
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