Excerpt from A History of the First United Methodist Church, Waynesville, North Carolina, 1831-1981 This history of the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville is presented by the History and Records Committee in commemoration of the church's l5oth anniversary. It is written in tribute to those brave pioneers, who founded the church in 1831, and to those faithful and dedicated members who have given their time and talents to help carry out its mission during the past 150 years. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.