Near Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Emanuel United Methodist Church

1800

— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 45 —

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2005

1. 1800 Emanuel United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. Begun in year 1800 as New Hope Methodist Church on Laurel Grove Plantation 2 miles S. present site. 1833 original building moved to this site and name changed to Emanuel. Hand hewn pillars and wooden pegs are visible. 1799 George Clark, sent by Bishop Asbury to St. Mary´s, started Methodist Societies in Glynn Co. 1829 Quarterly Conf. for St. Mary´s and St. Illa Ct. held here. Wm. Gassoway- pastor; James Helveston- class leader. 1841 St. Illa Ct. (Satilla) became the Brunswick Ct. with Emanuel as one of 11 preaching points. Since 1799 Emanuel has been in continuous service.

Erected 1976 by South Georgia Conference Commission on Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 31° 10.097′ N, 81° 36.26′ W. Marker is near Brunswick, Georgia, in Glynn County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 82 and Ratcliff Road, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 82. Touch for map. Marker is in this post

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office area: Brunswick GA 31523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Glynn County Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Glynn County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 6.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Brunswick's "Liberty Ships" (approx. 6½ miles away); Machen Square West (approx. 6.6 miles away); Machen Square East (approx. 6.6 miles away); Bernice Echols Grant (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.

Emanuel United Methodist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, September 13, 2024

2. Emanuel United Methodist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,443 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 15, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.