Howardville Wesleyan Church

Howardville Wesleyan Church was a Wesleyan church located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the town of Floyd, Iowa.

The church started out as ‘Howard’s Grove Free Sunday School’ in 1856.

[3] The following comes word for word from the type-written "History of the Howardville Church" which was on constant display at the church: One of the first acts of group of settlers, who grouped themselves around the community of Howardville, was to begin a Sunday school and in 1855 just one year after the first settlement was made in this area, "religious services were held in the house of Elbert Howard; Rev.

Samuel Smith, of the Wesleyan Methodist persuasion, was the preacher.The Howardville Wesleyan Methodist Church had its beginning in the very early history of Iowa.

The church was organized in 1859 when a convention was called by Reverend George I. Cummins to examine these who wished to organize a church society.