Hartwell Methodist Episcopal Church

It was incorporated in 1854, the same year the county was established and 2 years before Hartwell was incorporated. Originally a site at the intersection of Howell and Carter Streets was set aside to construct the sanctuary, but in 1859 they sold that property and built a church at the present location. It was a small white frame building with large windows and remained the only sanctuary in the city until after the Civil War. Other denominations used the building also and the Methodist Church remained on a circuit with several other Methodist churches in the county. It was remodeled in 1881. As the city grew so did the congregation and in 1897 the old building was sold at auction and dismantled and the current sanctuary constructed. The Hartwell Railroad built a siding to bring next to the property to bring in brick, granite and other building supplies. The church is VERY active in the community to this day. 
Andy Sarge