History : Methodism in Barnwell County, South Carolina, dates back to the early 1800's. An exact date is not certain, but a County Methodist Circuit came into existence as part of the Charleston District in 1844. The Reverend G.M. Chrietzburg and the Reverend Peter W. McDaniel were assigned and served the Williston Methodist that year. They were without a church building at that time. In 1859,...