Church History







Past Pastors

​​​​​​​Tennille Methodist Episcopal Church

J. R. McClesky (Sandersville Methodist  pastor) 1883-1885

George S. Johnston                                   1885-18..

Unknown                                                     18..-1898

T. H. Thompson                                        1898-1890

E. J. Harper                                                          1900

J. L. Jerdine                                                1901-1902

Francis McCullough                                 1903-1904

Walter Anthony                                                  1905

J. N. Peacock                                                        1906

Wesley Lane                                              1907-1909

J. A. Rountree                                           1910-1911

W. F. Hixon                                                           1912

T. R. McMichael                                       1913-1914

E. A. Sanders                                                       1915

Artemus Lester                                                   1916

Charles M. Meeks                                              1917

E. O. Heath                                                           1918

W. A. Mallory                                            1919-1921

J. W. Tinley                                                           1922

L. C. Gray                                                              1923

Herbert Ethridge                                                1924

Leroy A. Brown                                                   1925

A. W. Quillian, Jr.                                      1926-1929

M. W. Carmichael                                    1930-1931

C. F. Starnes                                                         1932

J. C. Saville                                                 1933-1938


Methodist Evangelical Church merges with two Methodist denominations to form the Methodist Church

Tennille Methodist Church

S. L. King                                                    1939-1940

W. R. Smith                                                          1941

D. P. Melson                                                         1942

E. L. Brock                                         to April 1, 1943

J. A. Thomas                                     to June 1, 1943

I. E. McKellar                                      June 1, 1943 –

James. D. Reese                                       1945-1950

Frederick Wilson                                      1950-1952

Cecil Wimberly                                         1952-1953

Ray Adams                                                1953-1955

Doster Vincent                                         1955-1957

Emory Gilbert (Betty)                             1957-1961

V. L. Daughtery (Catherine)                   1961-1964

Henry Thomas                                          1964-1965

Methodist Church merged with Evangelical United Brethren Church April 23, 1968 so Tennille Methodist Church became

Tennille United Methodist Church

Thomas E. Long (Lucretia)                     1965-1969

Vance B. Mathis (Carol)                          1969-1972

Felton Harden (Mildred)                        1972-1974

William L. Strickland                               1974-1976

William E. Berry (Shirley)              1976-Oct. 1977

Charles Nathan Burgess  (Elizabeth)                       1977-1982

   

Don Youmans (Mercedes)                     1982-1985

Dr. J. Hamby Barton (Jeri)                      1985-1990

John Irwin (Judy)                                     1990-1993

Randall Ray                                               1993-1994

Frank Appel (Frankie)                             1994-1998

Paul L. Best (Hari)                                    1998-2000

Mark D. Zeitlin (Pat)                                2000-2004

Peter E. Barlow (Reba)                           2004-2009

Jeff Cook (Sandra)                                   2009-2014

Randall Smith (Cindy)                             2014-2021

Danita Knowles (Jim)                              2021-2023

Cathy Green                                               2023-      

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Church Roll 1945-1950
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Church Roll 1945-1950