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Rev. John McCormick was the 1st Methodist to preach in Newton County.  He preached in the Hickory community.  Among Newton County's earliest settlers was Rev. Redwine, an Episcopal Methodist minister who held camp meetings near Decatur.

Circuit Riders came to Newton County.

Hickory Methodist began by meeting in private homes


LP Meador was the first pastor

First church building

Deed to the present property was signed

John H. Hayes served as pastor and was blind

The church had 50 members

There was a great revival 
First Ladies Aid Society was formed that became WMS became WSCS became UMW
First Juvenile Society was formed became YPMS became MYF became UMYF

Enlarged church dedicated by Bishop Galloway

Glorious revival

The church had 'Protracted' meetings

FB Ormand lived in the first parsonage

Parsonage burned, caught fire from a next door burning building, all contents saved

One of first Mississippi  churches to elect women to Board of Stewards:  Mrs. Ruby Brown, Ms. Marie Hopkins and Miss Lora Bell Gilmore

Parsonage remodeled

Present church built, dedicated by Bishop Ainsworth
First revival in new building by Bishop J. Lloyd Decell
CH Strait was pastor, all debt paid

Parsonage remodeled again

Church had 200 members


Annex was built and dedicated by Bishop Franklin

Deed to new parsonage

New parsonage built; Rev. Jack L. Caldwell was first to live in it


Parsonage and church became debt free


Centennial Celebration, 200 attended
JB Cain, Mississippi Methodist historian, stated that at this time Hickory had more living ex-pastors than any other Mississippi Methodist Church

Parsonage sold

Purchased lot on east and north side of building

Sanctuary restored and windows replaced by stained glass

Stained glass windows dedicated by Bishop Meador

Named Small Church of the year

Two-room brick storage with pavilion added

Wilbur Fish Glenn entered Methodist conference from Hickory.  Glenn Morial Church on Emory Campus is named for him.