Ruston in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church

Photographed by Wesley Harris, October 11, 2007

1. Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. A Louisiana Methodist Historic Site. Wesley Chapel's origins began as a brush arbor meeting site. The site was established soon after circuit rider Rev. Abraham Pipes moved to the area in 1811. The first church was built in the 1840s. The first recorded reference is a deed dated 31 August 1854 setting aside 10 acres the "Camp Ground Church and Graveyard." High winds destroyed the 1840s log church in 1865. Its replacement was destroyed by wind damage in 1941. The present sanctuary was built in 1943.

Erected by Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is August 31, 1854.

Location. 32° 28.095′ N, 92° 41.226′ W. Marker is in Ruston, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. It is on Louisiana Route 818 half a mile south of Beatty Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4330 LA-818, Ruston LA 71270, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep

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South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prehistoric Indian Village (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lincoln High School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Home Site of Charles P. Adams (approx. 3.8 miles away); Site of Allen Greene Normal and Industrial Bible Institute (approx. 4.9 miles away); Liberty Hill Baptist Association (approx. 4.9 miles away); The Pierian Rose Garden (approx. 5 miles away); V. S. & P. Railroad Depot (approx. 5 miles away); Tommy Lee Agee (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ruston.

Church cemetery and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wesley Harris

2. Church cemetery and marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2022, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 715 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2022, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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