Pearl in Rankin County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Pearl Methodist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

1. Pearl Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. In 1909, James Campbell, a student pastor, organized a new church in the Pearson Community. Services were held in the Pearson School until 1921, at which time the congregation moved to this site. An abandoned church building was moved here, and the name changed to Pearl Chapel Methodist Church. A new sanctuary was built in 1990.

Erected 2003 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 32° 16.271′ N, 90° 8.142′ W. Marker is in Pearl, Mississippi, in Rankin County. It is at the intersection of South Pearson Road (Mississippi Route 468) and Loyd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Pearson Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 226 South Pearson Road, Pearl MS 39208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Gold Coast: Cross the River (approx. 2 miles away); WLBT-TV (approx. 2.9 miles away); Temple Beth Israel (approx. 3.1 miles away); GM&O Freight Depot

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Merci Train Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); GM&O Depot (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Capitol (approx. 3.2 miles away); Mississippi's Old Capitol (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Pearl United Methodist Church with newer Sanctuary in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

2. Pearl United Methodist Church with newer Sanctuary in background.

Original building used as the Pearl Methodist Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

3. Original building used as the Pearl Methodist Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 630 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 4, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.