Ames United Methodist Church

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We are a small country church, we seek to connect people with the gospel and the life that God intends for us. Service begins at 9:30am on Sunday mornings.

About Our Church Ames Church had its origin in the Oaks School House near Hobbs. Rev. W.Z. Crouse rode from Preston on horseback and held church services in the school. In 1876, the present church was built on land donated by William G. Horsey. Saulsbury Hobbs, W.H. Willey, and William Seth Evetts were members of the building committee. The Rev. William C. Ames, whose name the church bears, dedicated the church in 1877 and served as the first pastor. A little later the same year, it became a part of the Caroline Circuit of the Methodist Protestant Conference. In the 1930s, the Oaks School was bought by the Ladies Aid of Ames Church and moved into Hobbs as a community building. Ham and oyster suppers, Christmas pageants and birthday parties were held in the old building until it was sold in the late 1980s. The original church has been remodeled three times and new pews added. The original arrangement had two aisles. In 1956, the Sunday School attendance grew and a new room was added to the back of the auditorium with money and labor donated by local people. Curtains divided the room for three classes. Three more Sunday School rooms were added in 1961. In the late 1980s, the first indoor plumbing was installed and the old outhouse moved. At the same time, one large room and a kitchen were made from the several small Sunday School rooms. Brother churches on the charge with Ames have been Piney, Burrsville, Prospect, Thawley's (in Tuckahoe Neck), Grace and St. Luke's (Denton), and Harmony. At the time the church was on the charge with Burrsville, in the 1920s and 1930s, the parsonage was located in Hobbs. The church, though small by most standards, is growing and thriving here in the 21st century. With much work and the help of many members and friends, we were blessed with a new kitchen and renovations completed in 2014. The history of all successful churches is a commitment to growth and to spreading the Gospel. Throughout the Eastern Shore there are numerous small churches that have lost membership and now stand vacant beside the roads. With the help of God and the time and talents of the members and pastors, this will not be the fate of Ames.