About

Our Mission

Growing together in faith, serving all with God's Word.

Gather

Fellowship is the pillar of Christian community and we prioritize time together through worship, learning, and communion.

Our members are our family.

Grow

We encourage all ages to come be a part of our church. Our Friendship Preschool and youth programs are an example of how we strive to grow in numbers and relationship with Christ.

Foot Prints

Go

We believe that Jesus' never-ending love overflows onto us and with this love, we act to serve our community through ministries like food donations in partnership with Putnam  Christian Outreach.

Our Beliefs

God's Word - Prayer - Worship

We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. We celebrate God's goodness shown in Jesus offering Himself to humanity through His life, death, and resurrection in order to redeem us. This grace of God is available to all people.

 

We practice baptism as Christ's appointed means of bringing people into the fellowship of the church. The sacrament of holy communion reminds us what Christ has done for us.


We are an intimate church with members of all ages and backgrounds, and we welcome ALL people who are in search of God's Word.

Our History

"The world is our parish"

- John Wesley

Eatonton First Methodist Church opened its doors to worship in 1857. Later that year, with the appointment of a pastor and the construction of the original church, a beautiful Greek revival temple style building, the First Methodist Church of Eatonton became a reality. The church was dedicated in March of 1858. In the years following, electric lights and stained glass windows were added. Classrooms were assembled in the basement as the church and community continued to grow.


In the early 1950s, the parsonage, which houses each pastor that is appointed to the church, was built nearby on Madison Avenue. In 1952, the Taliaferro House was acquired. By the sixties the need for more classroom and fellowship space led to the building of the Bauman Annex.

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In 1979, disaster struck when the original sanctuary burned to the ground. By the grace of God overflowing, the sanctuary was rebuilt and reopened in 1981 on Easter Sunday. This is the Historic Sanctuary that you see off Madison Avenue today.


The church saw substantial growth over the years. By the mid-nineties, it was apparent that more space was needed. Following the purchase of properties around the block, church leaders began planning for an additional building. Thus, the Great Hall was added.

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