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Creation Date
7-28-2012
Building Name
Bethel United Methodist Church
Description
Bethel United Methodist Church Marker, Lake City, FL.
Bethel United Methodist Church is located at 4843 South US Hwy. 441 at County Road 133-B in Lake City, Florida. Known as Old Bethel Church, it was first organized by Alligator area settlers as early as the 1820s.
This marker is located on US 41/441 and sponsored by Bethel United Methodist Church In Cooperation With The Florida Department of State .
The marker reads as follows :
" Old Bethel Church was first organized by Alligator area settlers as early as the 1820s. The original church was a small log structure located some two miles northeast of this site. In 1855, this building was erected to accommodate a growing number of parishioners. One of only a few Antebellum church buildings which have survived in rural Florida, Bethel Church has served its congregation continuously since its mid-19th century founding. The building has been known in the community as "the white church by the side of the road" for over a century."
Latitude, Longitude
30.12593333, -82.62247222
Recommended Citation
Taylor, George Lansing Jr., "Bethel United Methodist Church Marker, Lake City, FL" (2012). George Lansing Taylor Collection Main Gallery. 2962.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/2962
