History

The town of Carrollton was laid out in 1830 and incorporated in 1831. The government gave 80 acres of land for a county seat. It is reasonable to conclude that the Methodists were organized soon after the town was incorporated. The name of the first pastor of which any record has been found was A.R. Harris, who served the church for the years 1836-1838. It is known that a Methodist Church existed in Carrollton at that time.

Pickensville and Carrollton Station was reorganized at the annual conference in December 1854 with Rev. Charles McLeod as presiding elder, Rev. William Murrah, preacher in charge and A.B. Clitheral, recording secretary. The church at this time was in the Columbus District of the North Mississippi Conference, more than 30 miles from the nearest railroad. In 1855, a building committee was appointed consisting of A.B. Weir, Andrew Roberts, Willis Puckett, J.T. Terry and A.B. Clitheral. An invitation was extended to Bishop Andrews in 1857 to dedicate the new brick church. In 1869, the churches were known as the Pickensville and Carrollton Circuit. In 1872, Carrollton UMC became a part of the North Alabama Conference and assigned to the Tuscaloosa District.