St. Luke Baptist Church, Circa 1884, Sapelo Island

A small white church with a tall steeple and cross, surrounded by green grass and a large tree covered in Spanish moss.

The most architecturally significant church in Hog Hummock, St. Luke was formed by 33 dissenters from the First African Baptist Church, who initially named it Second African Baptist. Like the other churches on Sapelo Island, it was formed by Freedmen.

Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

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