Early settlers began farming in what is now Douglas County in the early 1800s. When the summer "laying by" of crops made time for the community to gather for renewal of their spirits, Franklin Winn, a local preacher,"brimming over with the love of God in his heart," organized times of worship in neighboring homes. They soon saw the need for a church building and a site was found near a large flat rock two miles west of the present Douglasville city limit. They called it the Flat Rock Church. After worshipping in a brush arbor for a time, the people built a "proper church" nearby, then later they erected a frame building with benches in the rear for slaves of the members.

Douglas County was formed in 1870, with the county seat at "Skint Chestnut," so called because a big chestnut tree at the site was skinned by horses hitched to the tree.

And the Dream became a Vision

As the population grew, the congregation tore down Flat Rock Church and used the good materials in a new building on the corner of Broad Street and what is now Rose Avenue. In November 1889, they moved again, this time to the center of town. Mr. M.M. Haines hand-carved a solid Oak pulpit and a communion table, still in use today in our present location. During this time, it became known as the Methodist-Episcopal Church South.

By 1921 the people of the Vision increased their space to meet the spiritual needs of the growing community by adding more Sunday School classes, a kitchen equipped with the latest modern conveniences and an auditorium which served as their place of worship. The Rev. Charles L. Allen was appointed to the church in 1941, and under his leadership, the new sanctuary was completed.

  In 1961, plans to relocate once more were studied and approved, with a ground-breaking ceremony at the present site on Prestley Mill Road in April, 1965. Services began in the new sanctuary in November, 1966

The vision continued to grow and with that the dream of a new family life center became a reality on September 13, 1987, as the congregation celebrated the burning of the mortgage on their existing structures and held a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Family Life Center. The building was formally opened in February, 1989.