This is one of two beautiful Missionary Baptist churches in Canoochee. It was established in 1896.
Canoochee Missionary Baptist Church, Emanuel County
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Baptist Rest Primitive Baptist Church, 1906, Twin City
I originally thought this church was built for another congregation and might have had another steeple, but Eileen Dudley notes that it was built this way. Eileen is the program manager for Historic Twin City and is largely responsible for getting National Register status for the city.
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Twin City United Methodist Church, 1927, Emanuel County
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Church of Christ, Twin City
This structure is adjacent to the Emanuel County Institute campus. It’s now the nursery for the First Baptist Church. Thanks to Eileen Dudley for the identification.
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
St. James A.M.E. Zion Church, 1908, Twin City
Churches of this style are increasingly endangered. It was once common among African-American congregations in the rural South.
From the 3 December 2014 edition of the Swainsboro Forest-Blade: Many of the details of St. James A. M. E. Zion Church’s history are lost to time, but the congregation’s beginnings were in the 1890s. Sam Mitchell, who was married to Sudie Rountree Mitchell, was one of its founders, and Will Mincey was its earliest pastor. The church structure itself was built in 1908 under the leadership of Reverend J. H. Williams. The building was erected by Reverend R. Lee with the help of a group of trustees.
Stillmore United Methodist Church, 1907, Emanuel County
This congregation dates to 1892. Minister-Architect Charles Edward Choate’s beautiful design for this church embodies his relationship with this congregation, of which he was the first minister. Choate would later leave the ministry to become a full-time architect, well-known throughout the South. I photographed this last year, when the leaves were still on the sycamore. I think I like this view better, as more of the church is visible.
National Register of Historic Places
Stillmore Missionary Baptist Church, Emanuel County
Summertown United Methodist Church, 1881
This historic church ceased to exist as an active congregation in 1995 and sat abandoned for seven years. Steve Head restored the church in 2002 and today he and group of trustees own the structure and maintain it, along with its cemetery.
Summertown Baptist Church, Circa 1879
Summertown Baptist was originally constituted as the Baptist Church of Christ at Garbutt’s and later called Garbutt’s Baptist Church for its founder, George Garbutt. G. W. Smith was the first pastor. The church covenant was adopted by George Garbutt, J. Ashley Brown, Seth Coleman, Hannah Rountree, and Mollie F. Brown, on 6 December 1879. This structure was moved to its present location in 1913 on land donated by Jere M. Snellgrove and Wilton Whitehead.