Bethel United Methodist Church is located at 4843 South US Hwy. 441 at County Road 133-B in Lake City, Florida. Known as Old Bethel Church, it was first organized by Alligator area settlers as early as the 1820s. The original church was a small log structure located about two miles northeast of its current location. In 1855, the new building was erected to accommodate a growing number of parishioners. It is one of only a few Antebellum church buildings which have survived in rural Florida. Bethel Church has served its congregation continuously since its mid-nineteenth century founding. The building has been known in the community as "the white church by the side of the road" for over one hundred years. There is also a Bethel UMC in Warrenton, Virginia.
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Florida Historical Marker Sign
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- Preservation - Office of Cultural & Historical Programs Archived March 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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30°07′53″N 82°37′37″W / 30.131485°N 82.626853°W / 30.131485; -82.626853
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