This historic congregation dates to 1921 and is still active today. It grew out of a community Sunday School organized by Miss Maude Childs. The church was designed by Macon architect W. Elliott Dunwoody, Jr.
In his book, Architecture of Middle Georgia: The Oconee Area, John Linley wrote: (Allentown’s) outstanding building is the Allentown Methodist Church. Though built in 1956, it is Colonial in style, but was designed with a degree of skill and sensitivity that is rare in any period. W. Elliot Dunwoody, Jr., was the architect.