Marion County

Shiloh-Marion Baptist Church is the only remaining building representing the small community of Church Hill, Georgia. The community was named because of the five churches in the immediate area.

The congregation began in 1812, and the Greek Revival, a one-room church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Archives at Mercer University revealed that prior to the end of the Civil War, there were Black and white members. It is unknown how the enslaved men and women participated in church services. Since there isn’t a separate gallery, it is likely these men and women listened to services outside the church. It is less likely they held their services, separate from the white church members.

There is a cemetery that I will explore at a later time.