Sardis Presbyterian Church congregation began in 1836. The cemetery was established at the same time. The earliest known burial is Rev. James Hervey McArver, who died in 1841.

Built in 1855, the church was where the Sardis Brigade of the 6th Georgia Calvary was organized here on May 9th, 1861.

The church remained open until 1979. It is still opened on special occasions. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.