JONESBORO — Masonry crews tearing out and replacing the steps at First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro have found the cornerstone from the old First Methodist Episcopal Church South that apparently includes a time capsule.
The year "1898" is carved into the limestone and the workers then noticed on top of the stone the words "open here."
Senior Pastor John Miles told television station KAIT that the top has a plug dating to the late 1920s and it became clear that it is also a time capsule.
Miles says no current members of the church were aware of the time capsule and that it will be opened during Sunday's services.