Midway Congregational Church

Midway Congregational Church
The church in 2018
Midway Congregational Church
31°48′22″N 81°25′49″W / 31.8060°N 81.4303°W / 31.8060; -81.4303
LocationMidway, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Architecture
Completed1792 (1792)

Midway Congregational Church is a historic church completed in 1792.[1] Located beside U.S. Route 17 in Midway, Georgia, the church and its adjacent cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. They are part of the Midway Historic District.[2]

Annually in April, the Midway Society holds a service at the church, commemorating the town's 1752 settlement.[2] In 1754, a temporary structure, made of logs, was located around 0.75 miles (1.21 km) east of the present church, near Thomas Mallard's plantation.[3] That building was replaced, on land purchased from John Stevens,[3] by a colonial-style church two years later.[4] It was destroyed by the British during the Revolutionary War.[2] Today's structure was completed in 1792. There were originally several cottages around the church, in which members would meet for lunch between services to fill the time, since several lived many miles away.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Historical Rural Churches of Georgia". Historical Rural Churches of Georgia. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Welcome to City of Midway". www.historicmidway.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Knight, Lucian Lamar (1913). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends ...: Landmarks and memorials. Historical outlines, original settlers, and distinguished residents of the counties of Georgia. p. 137.
  4. ↑ Mallard, John B. (1840). A Short Account of the Congregational Church at Midway, Georgia. Thomas Purse. p. 8.
  5. ↑ Knight, Lucian Lamar (1913). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends ...: Landmarks and memorials. Historical outlines, original settlers, and distinguished residents of the counties of Georgia. p. 138.
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