Near Union Point in Greene County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bethesda Baptist Church

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2009

1. Bethesda Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. When Bethesda Baptist Church was organized in 1785, it was known as Whatley’s Mill Church, and was in Wilkes County before it was added to Greene in 1802. When the present building was erected in 1818, the name was changed to Bethesda. Jesse Mercer was pastor for a number of years and here he ordained Adiel Sherwood as minister of the Gospel. This splendid brick structure indicates that this section was populous and wealthy. In the early days of the church, worshipers, fearful of attack by Indians, carried their guns to services.

Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 066-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 33° 39.048′ N, 83° 0.624′ W. Marker is near Union Point, Georgia, in Greene County. It is at the intersection of Bethesda Church Road and Mercer Durham Road, on the left when traveling north on Bethesda Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union Point GA 30669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail

and in the Piedmont.

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 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

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flies: Great Buffalo Lick (approx. 4 miles away); The Two Committees (approx. 4½ miles away); First Regimental Reunion of Confederate Veterans (approx. 4½ miles away); Confederate Wayside Home 1862-64 (approx. 4½ miles away); Site of Wayside Home (approx. 4.6 miles away); Confederate Gun Shop (approx. 5.3 miles away); Liberty-Salem-Woodstock-Philomath (approx. 5.4 miles away); Bethany Presbyterian Church (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union Point.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2009

2. Bethesda Baptist Church Marker

Bethesda Baptist Church Marker, Church, and Old Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2009

3. Bethesda Baptist Church Marker, Church, and Old Cemetery

Bethesda Baptist Church, c. 1818 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2009

4. Bethesda Baptist Church, c. 1818

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,790 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.