Dalton First United Methodist Church can trace its history back to before the founding of the city itself. The first Methodist missionaries came to this area before it was taken from the Cherokee.
Today, the church celebrates its 165th anniversary with an old-fashioned tent meeting on the Dalton Green, and we do mean old-fashioned.
Robin Lindsey, the church’s pastor, will be preaching a sermon based on the handwritten notes of a sermon delivered by Levi Brotherton, the church’s first pastor, more than a century ago. And he’ll be doing it while wearing clothing typical for a preacher in the 1840s.
The service will also feature music that would have been played at a Methodist service in the 1840s.
You don’t have to be a church member or even a Methodist to attend. The public is invited.
So if you don’t have a church, we encourage you to attend. And even if you have a church, you might want to skip one Sunday service and see what’s happening on the Dalton Green. For those interested in history, this promises to be a notable event, and it would be a nice display of ecumenical brotherhood and support for a Dalton institution if the community came out to celebrate the church’s anniversary.
Editorials
August 5, 2012
Church has played an important role in Dalton’s history
- Editorials
-
-
Guest column: Why we’re still working to stop Obamacare
We remain optimistic that Obamacare can and will be repealed. While the 2012 election results and the Supreme Court decision might seem to suggest otherwise, it’s important to remember that the law has just begun to take effect. In fact, Obamacare won’t be in full force until 2014.
Continued ... - Citizen of the Week: Olivia Grace Allen
- Go vote!
- Citizens of the Week: John Frank Patterson and Brady Pendley
- Jul 21, 2012
- Citizens of the Week: Those who helped Terry Coker
- Jul 19, 2012
- Blackberry Festival deserves support
- Jul 15, 2012
- Vote no on transportation SPLOST
- Jul 14, 2012
- Citizen of the Week: George Lovelady
- Jul 12, 2012
- Prater’s Mill plan deserves attention
- Jul 8, 2012
- Do your duty — vote!
- Jul 7, 2012
- Citizens of the Week: Boys and Girls Clubs members
- Jul 1, 2012
- You better learn to like broccoli
- Jun 30, 2012
- Citizens of the Week Sabrina Pearson and Sylvia McCoy
- Jun 29, 2012
- Gateway Park plan could improve downtown’s appearance
-
Guest column: Why we’re still working to stop Obamacare
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
