Garden Point United Methodist Church

Garden Point United Methodist Church. . On this site in 1934, Garden Point Methodist Church was founded. Sam Wiggins, a Methodist preacher from the Jonesboro district, held a tent revival here and from that revival evolved the Garden Point church. On September 2, 1935, land was deeded to the church members from Chapman and Dewey Land Co. for the construction of a church. Financed by early church members of the community, a white frame church was erected and completed in 1935., The small church grew and became a landmark for Mississippi county, holding church services, revivals, weddings, funerals and community gatherings., In 1966, Garden Point and Riverside Methodist, which was established in the late 1920's, merged and became one congregation., Garden Point continued to serve its community until June of 1993, when it became necessary for the small rural congregation to close the doors of the church for the last time. The buildings were sold and the land donated to the Garden Point Cemetery Association. May this land continue to serve God's people.