Lovick Pierce

Rev. Lovick Pierce (March 24, 1785-November 9, 1879) was the father of Methodist Bishop George Foster Pierce. Lovick was a Pastor and a Chaplain in the War of 1812. Lovick Pierce was born on March 24, 1785 in Halifax, North Carolina.

Pierce helped organize what became the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia. Its original church was named Pierce's Chapel.[1]

A prolific author, Rev. Pierce was an early Southern proponent of the Holiness movement. He died in Sparta, Georgia on November 9, 1879.

References
  1. "First African Methodist Episcopal Church - - Athens, GA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.

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