The Rev. Walter James Whelchel and his wife, Rhonda, were the first couple married at the current altar of Hickory Grove Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Dahlonega. But they weren’t the first couple married in the church’s 144-year history. The Whelchels were married in August 1993 in the building constructed in the late 1980s.
Husband and wife minister to congregation at historic church in Dahlonega
The Whelchels are planning youth conference Oct. 8 at Hickory Grove CME Church
