Historical Marker

The Methodist Church

Milledgeville · Baldwin County

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This boulder marks the site of Milledgeville's first Methodist church, built around 1805. Bishops Francis Asbury and William McKendree held a conference here in 1815, planting Methodism in the new state capital.

About this site

The Methodist Church is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0746, -83.2291 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Memory Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Unknown Soldiers of Brown Hospital, Cemetery Square, and Old Governor's Mansion.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.0746, -83.2291 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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Nearby in Baldwin County

The Unknown Soldiers of Brown Hospital

Old Governor's Mansion

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church