Established in 1997, Brandon’s Chapel Baptist Church took over the building left vacant by Brandon’s Chapel Methodist Church who shut their doors after declining membership. The church was built in 1900.
Located in Tallapoosa, Georgia, the Whites Chapel AME opened in 1907. Services ceased in the 1980s. Since this photo was taken, the church has fallen in.
On a rural road in Putnam County, Georgia, Alice Walker’s childhood home and church can be visited. While the house where she was born no longer stands, her family’s home is still standing.
Ward’s Chapel AME was built in the late 1800s. Thanks to a community effort the church has been restored in the last few years. This was Alice Walker’s church. Many of her ancestors, including her parents, rest in the cemetery across the road.
Benevolence Baptist Church was formed in 1840 in the Benevolence Community of Randolph County, Georgia. The first structure was built in 1842. The current Gothic Revival church was built in 1906.
The Pineville Baptist Church congregation was founded in 1835. The Spanish moss is an unexpected find this far inland.
St. Helena’s was established in 1712 as a colonial parish by The Commons House of Assembly, under the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. Construction began in 1715. The church has been expanded and rebuilt to accommodate growth of the congregation and to make repairs after the Civil War and when a hurricane caused significant damage.
One of the earliest burials was Colonel John Barnwell (1671-1724).
