Carvers Creek in Council in Bladen County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Carvers Creek Methodist Church

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 26, 2025

1. Carvers Creek Methodist Church Marker

View of marker with NC-87 in the background.

Inscription. Two hundred feet south west, stands Carvers Creek Methodist Church, birthplace of Methodism in Bladen County. The Methodist movement here was organized by Bishop Francis Asbury during the last years of the eighteenth century.

Erected 1949 by Battle of Elizabethtown Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Bladen County.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 34° 27.339′ N, 78° 24.463′ W. Marker is in Council, North Carolina, in Bladen County. It is in Carvers Creek. It is on North Carolina Route 87 0.3 miles north of Grimsley Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the front lawn of Carvers Creek Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16860 NC-87, Council NC 28434, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Carvers Creek Quaker Meeting House and Graveyard (within shouting distance of this marker); Oakland (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Bartrams (approx. 2.1 miles away); Elwell Ferry

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(approx. 3.7 miles away); Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); Memorial for Four World War II Aviators (approx. 12.6 miles away); Cornwallis (approx. 13½ miles away); Future Farmers of America (approx. 13.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Council.

Regarding Carvers Creek Methodist Church. The birth of methodism in Bladen County is hard to pinpoint to an exact year; however, the church grounds were sold by the Quakers to the Methodists ca. 1797, placing Bladen County Methodism's "birth" ca. 1795. The church on the property is at least the third building on the site, having replaced its burned predecessor in 1859. The previous church stood from 1810 until it burned down in 1858. A Quaker Meeting House stood on the site from 1746 until replaced by the 1810 church. There may have been an even earlier building; Quakers used this location for worship as early as 1743.

Of note, Francis Asbury was one of two British lay ministers (meaning a minister that is not ordained) that remained in the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War. He spent the majority of the conflict in hiding.

1859 Carvers Creek Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 26, 2025

2. 1859 Carvers Creek Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on January 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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