The First United Methodist Church of Dalton had its beginning in 1847, the year of Dalton’s founding. Services were held in a neat frame meeting house shared by three congregations: Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians. Dalton’s founder, Captain Edward White appointed a Methodist Minister, Rev. Levi Brotherton, to preach each Sunday or get someone to fill the pulpit. In 1850, Captain White gave a parcel of land to the Methodists on the corner of King Street and Selvedge Street and by 1851 a small church building stood on the site and the Methodist congregation began meeting there.
Following the Civil War the frame building was torn down and a new brick building was constructed on the site. Through the years renovations and enlargements were made and in 1950, because of the growing congregations, ground was broken on the present site and by 1951 a beautiful new church building was occupied. In 1967 an educated wing was added and later another addition including a new parlor, a Chapel, and enlarged fellowship Hall and kitchen and a beautiful Atrium enhanced the usefulness of the church. Since its beginning, our church has had three names: Methodist Episcopal Church South, First Methodist Church and with the merge of three Protestant denominations, became Dalton First United Methodist Church, our present name.
