Carson is a small village sheltered in the heart of Southside Virginia.  Two story houses shaded with oaks and maples line the village by-ways, stretching out into a landscape of tobacco, corn and peanut fields.

In Carson’s earliest days, members of the community desired a local church. Land was donated in 1910 by Peter Bernard Halligan, founder and William Thomas Scarborough.  The cornerstone was laid on the site the same year.  There were 14 chartered members.  The church became known as Carson Methodist Episcopal South until 1939 when the name was changed to Methodist Church.  In 1968, it became the United Methodist Church

For years Carson Church was part of the East Dinwiddie Charge which was comprised of seven churches.  In 1971, Carson became a two-point charge.  With a step of faith Carson UMC became a station church in 1977 and the membership grew to 140.

The church structure changed with the addition of a new fellowship hall and kitchen in 1975 and an educational wing  containing five classrooms and a Pastor’s study in 1981.  A picnic shelter was built to allow for other fellowship opportunities in 1984.  In prepraration for the church's Centennial Celebration in 2010, the fellowship hall, kitchen and parking lot were renovated and enlarged and playground equipment was erected near the picnic shelter.

Carson United Methodist Church continues to grow and serve the local community.  Please come and join us.

Pastors from the beginning:

1. W. Eure                    1910 -1912

2. L.J. Phaup                1912 -1915

3. R.R. Gayle                1915 -1917

4. R.H. Marks                1917 -1920

5. H.T. Todd                   1920 -1924

6. L.E. Harrell                1924 -1926

7. G.B. King                   1926 -1930

8. W.G. Burch                1930 -1934

9. S.W. Wilkinson          1934 -1938

10. O.B. Carter              1938 - 1943

11.  R.H. Shapland        1943 - 1947

12.  Z.V. Johnston         1947 - 1951

13. J.L. Avis                   1951 - 1956

14. R.A.Stalter                1956 -1960

15. R.C. Benninghove    1960 -1964

16. R.E. Murphy             1964 - 1970

17. Harry B. Jones         1970 - 1974

18. Virgil Shrader            1974 -1975

19. J.H. Blankenship       1975 -1977

20. G.C. Evans, Jr.          1977 -1983

21. Ronald D. Thomas, Sr. 1983 - 

                                                  1986

22. William R. Fisher       1986 -1990

23. Sandra A. McMillen   1990 -1995

24. Michael P. Kendall     1995 -2000

25. Myron L. Simmons    2000 -2005

26. Donna S. Mott           2005 -2008

27. Russell D. Williams, Jr. 2008 -

                                                  2010

28.Joseph E. Hammond, Jr. 2010 -

                                                  2018

29. Mary K. Dadisman       2018 -

                                                  2022

30. Rev. Jesse Moffitt         2022 -                                                  Present