Lovick Pierce Explained

Rev. Lovick Pierce (March 24, 1785 – November 9, 1879) was an American Pastor, Chaplain, and author.^[1] He was nicknamed the “Father of the Methodist Church in west Georgia”, and was the father of George Foster Pierce.^{[2] [3]} Pierce was instrumental in Wesleyan College’s founding and served on the first Board of Trustees.^{[4] [5]}

Biography

Lovick Pierce was born on March 24, 1785, in Halifax County, North Carolina. He was a Methodist Chaplain for the United States Army in the War of 1812.

In 1836, Lovick joined St. Luke United Methodist Church in Columbus, Georgia. Around 1866, Pierce helped organize what became the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia, originally named Pierce's Chapel.^[6] Not to be confused with Pierce Chapel on the Wesleyan College campus, named after his son.^[7] A prolific author, Rev. Pierce was an early Southern proponent of the Holiness movement.

He died in Sparta, Georgia, on November 9, 1879.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schley . Jack . May 11, 2018 . Rev. Dr. Lovick Pierce . 2023-01-12 . Southern Views Magazine . 63–66 . en-US.
2. News: 1879-11-11 . Obituary for Lovick Pierce . 4 . New York Daily Herald . 2023-01-12.
3. Book: Barrass, E. . Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine: Being a Continuation of the Arminian Or Methodist Magazine First Publ. by John Wesley . 1886 . 583 . en . Bishop Pierce, of the Methodist Episcopal Church south.
4. Griffin . Richard W. . 1966 . Wesleyan College: Its Genesis, 1835-1840 . The Georgia Historical Quarterly . 50 . 1 . 54–73 . 0016-8297.
5. Hayes . Zach C. . 1953 . Bishop George Foster Pierce . The Georgia Review . 7 . 2 . 156–163 . 0016-8386.
6. Web site: First African Methodist Episcopal Church - - Athens, GA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on . Waymarking.com . 2022-05-04.
7. Web site: Summer 2011 . Pierce Chapel at Wesleyan College . 2023-01-12 . issuu.com . . 5–8 . en.
8. Book: Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine . 1881 . Frank Leslie . 10 . 638 . en.