Isle of Hope Methodist Church Marker

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Isle of Hope in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Isle of Hope Methodist Church

By Mike Stroud, January 2009

1. Isle of Hope Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The Isle of Hope Methodist Church was organized in 1851. The first Trustees were George W. Wylly, Simeon F. Murphy, John B. Hogg, William Waite, Theodore Goodwin, Thomas J. Barnsley and the Rev. William S. Baker.

The church building that stands here was erected in 1859 on land given by Dr. Stephen Dupon. Its architecture is similar to that of the early churches at Midway and Ebenezer. The gallery at the rear of the church was built primarily for accommodations of slaves.

Symbolic of the hospitality extended by the Church to all faiths is the large key that hangs outside the entrance.

During the War Between the States a Confederate battery stood on the church lot, mounting two 8-inch columbiads and two 32-pounder cannon. The church was used as a hospital for Confederates stationed in the area, the pews (still in existence) serving as beds. Thirty-three Effingham County soldiers sleep in the adjoining churchyard.

Erected 1962 by Georgia Historical Society. (Marker Number 025-83.)

Location. 31° 58.902′ N, 81° 3.554′ W. Marker is in Isle of Hope, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker is on Parkersburg Road south of Holcomb Street, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 412 Parkersburg Rd, Savannah GA 31406, United States of America.

Isle of Hope Methodist Church and Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Stroud, January 18, 2009

2. Isle of Hope Methodist Church and Marker

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Isle of Hope (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Isle of Hope (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sandfly (approx. 1.1 miles away); Noble Jones’ “Wormslow” (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mercer Auto Camp (approx. 1.8 miles away); Modena (approx. 2.2 miles away); Walter Bernard Hill Hall (approx. 2.8 miles away); Savannah State College (approx. 2.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Isle of Hope.

Also see . . . Isle of Hope United Methodist Church History. (Submitted on February 8, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)