Hope Hull (minister)

Rev. Hope Hull (March 13, 1763 – October 4, 1818) was considered the founder of the Methodist Church in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

He was born in Worcester County, Maryland, in 1763.[1] Before being ordained a minister, he was a private in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War[2] and a house carpenter of Baltimore.[1] He organized Reheboth Academy in Wilkes County around the turn of the century.[1] The school was "torn down not long after 1823" but in its day was "a large, nice, well built house" set by a grove of "fine trees" with no approaching avenue.[3] Hope Hull settled in Athens, Georgia, around 1802 and was the Methodist minister there.[4] The first Methodist church building in Athens, Georgia, was "a crude log cabin about 22 x 24 feet in size, presenting externally the appearance of a negro cabin without a chimney. This little place of worship was superseded in 1810 by a somewhat more commodious building in another location and known as 'Hull's Meeting House.'"[4] He served as a trustee of the University of Georgia.[2]

His sons were Asbury Hull, a leading lawyer and statesman in Georgia, and Dr. Henry Hull, a university professor.[1]

References
  1. "The history of Georgia Methodism from 1786 to 1866 by Rev. George G. Smith, D. D." HathiTrust. pp. 36–37, 132. hdl:2027/hvd.32044081806325. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. "Hope Hull b. 13 Mar 1763 Worcester Co., MD d. 4 Oct 1818 Athens, Clarke Co., GA". thehullsofgeorgia.com. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. "The story of Wilkes County, Georgia; edited, annotated and indexed, with introd. by Louise Frederick Hays. Authority of Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary ..." HathiTrust. hdl:2027/uva.x000891593. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  4. "A Brief history of the First Methodist Church / [prepared by R. P. Brook]". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/uva.x001240394. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
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