512 Trade Hill Road in Midway in Liberty County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Sunbury Missionary Baptist Church

Photographed by Diane Murphy, October 11, 2026

1. Sunbury Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. In 1806, Sunbury Baptist Church was established at Sunbury on the Medway River two miles east of here. Ministering to a biracial congregation, the church operated until the Civil War. Federal troops burned the building in November 1864. In 1866, Revs. Frank Harris and Andrew Neal and 40 black church members reorganized as the Sunbury Missionary Baptist Church. They built a new sanctuary near the site of the earlier church. Services were held at Sunbury until 1918 when the church building was moved to this location and rebuilt on land received from the Delegal family of Trade Hill-Seabrook. The wooden church was replaced with a brick sanctuary in 1974. The cemetery features internationally-recognized grave art by Cyrus Bowens.

Erected 2016 by Springfield Legacy Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 31° 44.636′ N, 81° 19.312′ W. Marker is in Midway, Georgia, in Liberty County. It is in 512 Trade Hill Road. It is on Trade Hill Road

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0.3 miles west of Ft Morris Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 Trade Hill Road, Midway GA 31320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and on the Sea Islands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Sunbury Missionary Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Dorchester Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dorchester Village (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fort Morris (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Famous Sunbury "Masonic" Oak

Sunbury Missionary Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, May 23, 2018

2. Sunbury Missionary Baptist Church

(approx. 2.7 miles away); The Sunbury Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Sunbury Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Old Sunbury Road (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, May 23, 2018

3. Sunbury Missionary Baptist Church Marker

Photographed by Diane Murphy, May 23, 2018

4. Sunbury Missionary Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2026, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 12, 2026, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.