Mount Bethel dates from 1750 when early settlers built a log meeting house. Located in the most historic area of Durham County, Mount Bethel is the mother Church of Methodism in this area. Among the early affiliates of the church was Washington Duke who, in 1830, at the age of 10, claimed he experienced a soul redeeming grace which brought him into a conscious fellowship with God.
In 1828, the church received the name of Mount Bethel and was placed on the Hillsborough Circuit. In 1926 the Bahama Circuit was created, and Mount Bethel became the focal point of it. The church has continued to grow and to reach out to those in the community and in Durham County.
The fellowship hall of Mount Bethel was built in 1982 and 14 years later, Mt. Bethel completed the educational wing.
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