Bethlehem United Methodist Church Wednesday, June 19, 2013 The
growth of this rural church has been continuous to the present.
When the founders of this church stood among the hickory and oak
trees that grew about this place, their hearts must have
thrilled to know that a new place of worship to Almighty God had
been established. If they, like us, could be here today, they
too would testify to the great things God has done for Thanks to
God for the men and women, and boys and girls, who have made the
church here through all the years. Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal
church was located in the southeastern part of To the mail, and
to the Southern railroad, we were known as Climax, This rural
community, like many other such communities, found its center
around the school house or the church. A log school house was
built before there was a church, and was used as a preaching
place. The first deed to Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal church
bears the date of The words on the cornerstone "Organized 1825,"
were based on t