Former slaves who had been given the property by the owner of a nearby plantation established Simpson United Methodist Church in 1893.  The original building was a tobacco shack which stood until 1947 when it was replaced by the present structure.  In 1998 Simpson’s parishioners began to believe and to pray for guidance in how to rehabilitate the sanctuary and dining hall, and after a period of prayer and contemplation, we stepped out on faith and began a full rehabilitation of the sanctuary and dining hall from bottom to top.   

SIMPSON’S mission statement is anchored in Matthew 28:18: 

“To engage in discipleship in a living church where Jesus Christ is the head of the church so that our study of the Word and our commitment to: Feed the hungry; to clothe the naked, and to help uplift the downtrodden reflects our embrace of the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ.  We are committed to going into the world and to make disciples, to baptize, and to teach all whom he has commanded us to reach, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” 

We bring to our worship services ancestral voices of faith as a way of remembering the struggles of those who have come before us:  Thomas Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, Marion Williams, Benjamin O. Davis, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, James Medgar Evers, Arthur Ashe, Wilma Rudolph, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Old Elizabeth the Coloured Woman, the Delaney Sisters, Henrietta Jacobs, Mary Prince, and many other brave men, women, and children.  It is our intent to remember just how good God has been to Simpson, in particular, and to African Americans in general. 

Simpson’s ministries include a food pantry, clothing drives, and support of local shelters in the tri-County area that reach out to families who are homeless and under-employed. 

The Simpson Church family celebrates the church’s anniversary the last Sunday in July, and all are welcome.  Moreover, we celebrate Pioneers’ Day on the last Sunday of May each year as a way of remembering the men, women, and children who came before us, and our celebration is marked with a traditional meal eaten by slaves, as well as a traditional African American meal.
 

  Sunday School begins at 9:30AM
            Sunday Morning Worship begins at 10:30AM.
            Bible Study begins at 7PM each Wednesday evening

   Rev. Gregory J. McNeil.