85 Years of White Rock UMC

A little history from White Rock UMC’s fiftieth anniversary celebration:
The White Rock Methodist Church was officially organized on the afternoon of September 17, 1939 with Dr. Harry S. DeVore presiding as District Superintendent. Rev. Leland C. Spurrier was appointed as pastor. At that organizational meeting 55 members were received. During the months that followed, a great deal of work was accomplished by pastor and people working together. By August 1940 they had built the stone building which came to be known as the Little Chapel Church, where the first service was held on August 18, 1940.

The first service held in our present sanctuary was on June 14, 1957. The church membership had grown to approximately thirteen hundred members. During the sixties our church school space was expanded, and a pipe organ was installed.

For years it had been the dream of many in the congregation to have a chapel and activities building. This dream was realized in October 1976 with the dedication of the Minga Family Center.


White Rock United Methodist Church Ministers:
Leland Spurrier 1939-1940
Richard Irvin 1940-1945
Ed O. Williams 1945-1950
Guy Perdue 1950-1951
Clark Calvert 1951-1956
Warren McSwain 1956
Thomas P. Weaver 1956-1960
T. Herbert Minga 1960-1974
Ben Feemster 1974-1979
Lee Bedford 1979-1983
Gary Regan 1983-1990
Michael Walker 1990-1994
Michael Jackson 1994-2002
George Fisk 2002-2014
Mitchell Boone 2014-2022
Kerry Smith 2022-present