Circa 1820’s
A Captain Thomas Waller moved to the area from Selma in 1820. He cut the lumber used to build the original church from timber he cut and sawed on his sawmill. The mill was located along Waller’s Creek, which was named for Captain Waller. His was the first sawmill in the area.
The back of the original church had a salve gallery that was entered by stairs from the outside. The slave gallery was removed in 1890 when the church was remodeled.
The church served as a school during the reconstruction period and far beyond. There were no schools in the area at that time.
Before the Mt Pleasant Baptist church was built the Mt Pleasant Methodist church served as a Union Church for many years.
Mt Pleasant Methodist Church has not been active with regular services since the 1970’s.
There are now special services that take place there from time to time and preservation work is being done on a regular basis.
“The last Monroe Countian to die in WWI lies here. Lewis Harmon Hayles was killed after the armistice was signed on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. (11/11/1918).” Steve Stacey
Source: Monroe County Museum, Legacy Magazine, Spring/Summer 2000, Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, Page 4.