FELICITY WESLEYAN CHURCH

The Felicity Wesleyan Church was formed in 1847, when forty members of the Methodist Church left over the slavery issue. Among its members were conductors of the Underground Railroad including Dr. Mathew Gibson, Nelson Gibson, and Joseph Parrish. Rev. Silas Chase, MD, was a Wesleyan Church organizer and pastor of the Sugar Tree Wesleyan Church, Bethel Wesleyan Church and the Felicity Wesleyan Church. Rev. Chase was involved with Underground Railroad activity in Bethel.