This church was constructed on the site of the first Pohick Church, built c. 1730. Lewis Chapel was built in 1857 and the present church in 1900. In 1953 the 1857 building was joined to the newer structure. Two markers commemorate the earlier churches on this site. Granite Marker 1: "Site of the First Pohick Church/1730-1774" Granite Marker 2: "The Circut Rider, With His Lord,/His Bible, and His Horse, Brought/Methodism To This Area In 1830./Lewis Chapel/First Methodist Church,/Stood On This Site From 1857-1953."