Tag Archives: Churches of Baker County GA

Pleasant View Church, Baker County

I believe this congregation, in the Phillipsburg community, dates to circa 1915. It was affiliated with the Church of God at one time. There was a school on the property in the early days, as well. The adjacent cemetery is well-maintained but the church is in critical condition.

C. Irvin Murphy writes: Lived in Miller county for short period of time. This church was indeed at one time occupied by members of the Church of God, which was headquartered in Anderson, Indiana. The church was closed I think in 1981. Reverend John Addington came from their headquarters in Indiana and met with the congregation to close the church. He was a former pastor and dear friend of my family.

Shelia Annette Mathis writes: My father’s family lived shortly down the road from this church. My grandfather, Simmie Mathis & others donated the land for this church. My father drove a horse & buggy “school bus” to the church/school.

Notchauway C. M E. Church, Baker County

The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church traces its origins to a group of freed slaves in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1870. They had been members, with their masters, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

Notchaway Baptist Church, 1896, Baker County

The congregation was founded circa 1839. The present structure was built in 1896. It’s apparently the only surviving public building from the lost settlement of Cheevertown, which had a post office from 1882-1894. Thanks to Jessica McDaniel for making me aware of Cheevertown. She knows as much as anyone about the crossroads communities in this part of the state.

National Register of Historic Places