Smithfield Methodist Church

Smithfield Methodist Church

Methodist church buildings

The second building of Smithfield’s Methodist Church pictured here was originally built in 1877. As the name of the surrounding community changed so too did the name of the church, originally Willow Springs, then Zion, and finally Smithfield. The church got its final name after J.C. Brownfield and Eli Smith gave land for a townsite. The official name of the church became Smithfield Methodist Episcopal Church South.