Historic St. George’s Museum and Archives is connected to the oldest Methodist church in continuous service in America. Established in 1769, the Methodists have a rich history intertwined with America. Alongside American history, the Methodist denomination has experienced the struggle for independence from the Methodist church in Europe, separated over the issue of slavery, confronted many moral issues that plagued the nation, and re-united to become the United Methodist Church.
On November 24, 1769, Joseph Pilmore gave the first sermon in the building. He reminded individuals who attended his service to “Look to the rock from which you were hewn and to the quarry from which you were dug”. Our museum follows Pilmore’s advice to remember where we came from and strives to educate people of both the positive and negative aspects of our history, in hopes of learning from our past mistakes to strive for a better future.
