Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church Explained

Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Location:Barron St., S of Jct. of Barron and 6th Sts., Waynesboro, Georgia
Coordinates:33.0909°N -82.0115°W
Built:1888
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:April 12, 1996
Delisted:January 2, 2024
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96000397

Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church was a historic Gothic Revival-style church in Waynesboro, Georgia, which was founded by former slaves in 1866. Construction of the building began in 1888.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was delisted in 2024. It was located on Barron Street south of the junction of Barron Street and 6th Street.

The church burned on September 16, 2017, and was a total loss. Sixty-eight-year-old Palmer Crumbley was found inside the burning church and he was arrested and charged with arson in the incident.

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=96000397}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Haven Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church / Haven-Munnerlyn United Methodist Church ]. . December 30, 2016 . Angie Lee-Ford and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. . February 20, 1996 . with