Wesley United Methodist Church was organized in 1893 by a small group of people living in the newly incorporated town of Hartsville, South Carolina. The first church building was a wooden structure on what is now Carolina Avenue. The sanctuary was built in 1903 becoming the first brick building in Hartsville.

In the early 1930’s, an educational facility, the McNabb Building, was added. The building that houses the Hartsville Soup Kitchen Mission was purchased from the Segars Chevrolet Company in 1966 and was renovated to be a youth center.

The new Family Life Center addition was completed and dedicated on December 8, 2002, housing the new staff offices, Pastor’s Study, Ladies Parlor, All Saint’s Hall, and new kitchen. An elevator was included, making this a truly user friendly facility for all ages and abilities.

Published in 1985 was a detailed book, The Story of Wesley United Methodist directories and maintained an annual comprehensive scrapbook stored in the church library. Linda Watford is the new historian for Wesley UMC.

In 2007, the Council of Ministries merged with the Administrative Board to form the unified Church Council; committee members oversee many church programs, and approve activities throughout the year.

The Mission Outreach Committee raises money for local and global missions by their popular annual events including the Wesley Pumpkin Patch, Barbeque Dinner, and Taste of Wesley.

The United Methodist Women sponsor the Food Fair each fall before Thanksgiving, and have a service project each year; this year the UMW will be working with the SC for Darfur group to raise awareness for the genocide in Darfur.

The United Methodist Men are another strong group at Wesley, and meet for fellowship and service projects.

Wesley members participate in the Hartsville Christmas in April program, renovating homes for elderly or disabled residents of Hartsville; our church affectionately calls it “Christmas in April, June and July” as our projects tend to go above and beyond one weekend, with a home really getting a facelift after the Wesley family of workers is completed!