Our history is traced back to John Wesley. God used Wesley in a powerful way in his life and through his ministry England was saved in it’s dying hour. In the beginning the name “Methodist” was a derogatory name for members of the famous “holy club” which John Wesley was the leader of.

Wesley’s message was what he termed “Christian perfection,” or holiness of heart and life. Wesley insisted that in this life, the Christian could come to a state where the love of God, or perfect love, reigned supreme in one’s heart. His evangelical theology, especially his understanding of Christian perfection, was firmly grounded in his sacramental theology. He continually insisted on the general use of the means of grace (prayer, Scripture, meditation, Holy Communion, etc.) as the means by which God transformed the believer.

John Wesley died on March 2, 1791. His dying words were, “The best of all is: God is with us.”

The Life of John Wesley – Part 1

The Life of John Wesley – Part 2

The Life of John Wesley – Part 3

From Wesley’s ministry the Methodist Church was born. In 1842, the Methodist Church was allowing its preachers and members to own slaves. In the Southeast there was a group of churches that was opposed to this practice. This problem eventually lead to a group of churches leaving the Methodist Church. These churches became the Wesleyan Methodist Church.

Many years later; due to concerns over compromise, church government and the opposition to a merger of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Pilgrim Holiness Church, a group of churches withdrew from the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The Bible Methodist Connection of Churches was formed in 1966.

In July of 1970, the Cordele Bible Methodist Church was organized in the home of Ms. Maggie Ingram. Rev. Billy Smith served as the first pastor and under his leadership a small “A” frame church was built on property donated by Ms. Maggie Ingram. In 1978, the parsonage was built for the pastor and his family.  While Rev. Randall Crotts was serving as pastor a building project was begun in May of 1987 to build on to the Church. The enlarged building was dedicated in 1989.

In 2009, our Church continues to proclaim the message of Full Salvation from sin. We are thankful for “God our help in ages past.” He is our “hope for years to come!” We welcome you to come join us soon!