Liberty Baptist Church (Grooverville, Georgia)

Liberty Baptist Church
Location Liberty Church Road, 400 feet NW of Grooverville Road (CR 275), Grooverville, Georgia
Coordinates 30°43′20″N 83°33′29″W / 30.72222°N 83.55806°WCoordinates: 30°43′20″N 83°33′29″W / 30.72222°N 83.55806°W
Built c. 1858[1]
NRHP Reference # 13000609[2]
Added to NRHP August 20, 2013

Liberty Baptist Church is a historic church in Grooverville, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2013. It is located on Liberty Church Road. There is a Georgia Historical Commission historical marker at the site. According to the marker: "In 1841 the Ocklochnee anti-Missionary Baptist Association passed a ruling to dismiss members believing in the “new fangled institutions of the day.”" One of the excommunicated sisters joined with others in forming the Liberty Baptist Church. The church includes a slave gallery. Freed slaves from the area formed First Elizabeth Church in Grooverville.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Messick, Denise P. (July 2013). "Liberty Baptist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/193/2013 through 8/23/2013". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Liberty Baptist Church September 23, 2013 Vanishing Souh Georgia