Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. James United Methodist Church

Photographed by David Seibert, July 17, 2005

1. St. James United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. In 1798 the Methodist Church was incorporated in Augusta and known as the “Augusta Station.” St. John Methodist Episcopal Church was the mother church formed out of this movement and St. James Methodist Episcopal Church was created in 1854 as an outgrowth of St. John. St. John secured the lot for the new church in 1855 and by 1856, a two-story brick building was completed at a cost of $9,661. St. James was named in honor of Reverend James E. Evans, its founder. In 1886, the church building was enlarged, a belfry erected, and the façade improved.

The white marble monument across the street was erected by a St. James Sunday School class in memory of those who had lost their lives in the Civil War. 24 church members’ and 261 other Augustans’ names are inscribed on the monument. The cenotaph was unveiled on December 31, 1873.

The building adjacent to the church was built in 1916 as the parsonage. It was renamed the “Ministry Building” in 1981.

President Eisenhower worshipped here on January 3, 1954.

Emma S. Lester, an early missionary to China wrote in the history of the church this statement: “May St. James shine as a beacon light for centuries to come, and when the summons come that time shall be no more, may the beams from her light ever to the portals of heaven.”

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #34 Dwight D. Eisenhower series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1668.

Location. 33° 28.233′ N, 81° 57.5′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is on Greene Street 0.1 miles east of 5th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 439 Greene Street, Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Augusta Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Government House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Amanda America Dickson Toomer (about 600 feet away); Birthplace of the Augusta Chronicle (about 700 feet away); Home of Nicholas Ware (approx. 0.2 miles away); Augusta’s Market House and the Haunted Pillar (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans of All Wars (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bicentennial Augusta, Ga (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The “Haunted” Pillar of the Lower Market (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been reported to have