East Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Mullins United Methodist Church

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 20, 2015

1. Mullins United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.
Mullins United Methodist Church, named for its first minister, the Reverend Lorenzo Dow Mullins, was established July 15, 1845, in a one-room log cabin structure on this site. Federal troops dismantled the building using its timbers to construct Fort Hurst, located northwest of the present-day intersection of Poplar Avenue and Erin Drive. In 1876, with logs reclaimed from the fort, the church was rebuilt as a one-room frame house. In 1897, a third church was built to replicate the deteriorating frame and log structure. The building was replaced in 1947 by another copy of the 1876 edifice, and it continues to serve as the Mullins Chapel. Adjacent to the chapel is the fifth sanctuary, which was dedicated April 14, 1957.

Erected by The Shelby County Historical Commission and Mullins United Methodist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 14, 1957.

Location. 35° 7.85′ N, 89° 53.879′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in East Memphis. It is at the intersection of Walnut Grove Road and Mendenhall Road, on the left on Walnut Grove Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 N Mendenhall Rd, Memphis TN 38117, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in 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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Agnes Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Mary's Episcopal School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Eudora Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Eudora Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Holiday Inn (approx. 1.2 miles away); Second Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); William G. Leftwich, Jr. Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Christian Brothers High School / Christian Brothers Band (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Also see . . . Mullins United Methodist Church. Church website homepage (Submitted on July 12, 2019, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 20, 2015

2. Mullins United Methodist Church Marker

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 20, 2015

3. Mullins United Methodist Church Marker

Mullins United Methodist Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 20, 2015

4. Mullins United Methodist Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 996 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 20, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.