Rayne Memorial United Methodist Church
Erected 1875
for
the St. Charles Avenue
Methodist Church South
Charles L. Hillger, Architect
James Cox, Builder
Robert Walker Rayne
purchased the site
and made a major contribution
to the cost of its erection
in memory of his son
William
A soldier in the Confederate Army
who was fatally wounded
at Chancellorsville
In 1875 the name of the
church was changed to
Rayne Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church
in honor of its benefactor