Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Telfair County
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Dodge’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 1920s, Telfair County
This congregation was established in 1886 on land given by the Dodge Lumber Company. Reverend W. D. McGregor was the first pastor. The original church building was destroyed by high winds in the early 1920s and immediately rebuilt.
Mt. Dollaway A. M. E. Church, Telfair County
Sharon Baptist Church, 1936, Telfair County
The Sharon congregation dates back to some of the earliest pioneers of Telfair County, organized in 1837 by the Reverend James W. Williamson. The present building, sided with granitoid, was built during the height of the Great Depression, in 1936, a testament to the devotion and resolve of this historic congregation. Members of the building committee were: Graham Clark, Maggie Clark, Dr. J. K. Fussell, Dr. T. D. Fussell, J. B. Jeffries, W. H. Harrell, Bill Maloy, Dr. C. J. Maloy, D. H. Maloy, Dr. D. W. F. Maloy, J. C. Maloy, Dr. J. W. Maloy, Sam Nicholson, W. S. Tedders, Colonel J. K. Whaley, W. A. Willcox, and J. G. Williamson. W. L. Maloy was Clerk and Deacons were: A. E. Cook, Will Cheek, Dr. J. K. Fussell, T. F. Fussell, J. H. Maloy and W. S. Tedders.
Bethel United Methodist Church, 1957, China Hill
Bethel was organized in 1881. It was not originally known as Bethel and services were first held in a one-room schoolhouse at another site. The congregation later moved to this location, built a more permanent church and adopted the name Bethel. A tornado destroyed that church in April 1957 and the present structure was constructed soon thereafter.
Mt. Zion Methodist Church & Cemetery, Telfair County
Located on one of the highest hills in Telfair County, south of Milan, Mt. Zion church traces its roots to area pioneers. The large cemetery features many historic grave sites.
I’m sharing three of my favorites, beginning with Thelma Ellen Parker Cravey, the young bride who died from complications of childbirth at the tender age of 15.
Her death certificate noted puerperal hemorrhage and uremic poisoning as factors, common dangers of childbirth at the time. Her baby did not survive, either.
James “Jim” Cobb (1855-1917) and Mary Louise Harrell Cobb (1858-1937) were among the leading citizens of the Milan community.
There are many members of the Cravey family at Mt. Zion. Mary Ellen Reaves Cravey was married to George Troup Cravey (1849-1907). I love the Rock of Ages carving on this memorial.
Shelton Chapel United Methodist Church, 1902, Telfair County
This historic church is located a few miles from Lumber City. The marker notes that the church is named for Reverend Charles I. Shelton (1787 – 1871) who was instrumental in organizing the congregation. He is buried at Blockhouse Cemetery. The first building was of crude log construction. It was located two miles north of the Ocmulgee River and was replaced with another log structure sometime before the Civil War. The present structure was built on the site of the second church in 1902.
First Baptist Church, 1908, McRae
This congregation was organized in 1880.
McRae Presbyterian Church, 1903
Lumber City United Methodist Church, 1914
From the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church: The date for the beginning of this church is unknown, but it is at present in its fourth building. The first building was on the Boyd Plantation, the second, a church building of sawed lumber, and the third, built in 1868, was a white painted one. Fire destroyed one of the buildings, but the pulpit furniture was saved and is at use in the present building which was completed in 1913-1914. It has 20 stained glass windows…