Born of a theological rift in 1841, when missionary-minded Baptists separated from the anti-missions faction, the dissenters organized this congregation; the surviving church, built around 1858, sits down a picturesque dirt road.
Liberty Baptist Church (Historical Marker)
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Liberty Baptist Church is a historical marker in Grooverville, Brooks County. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Brooks County, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 30.7221, -83.7283 near Grooverville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grooverville Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Liberty Baptist Church, African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, and Grooverville Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Liberty Baptist Church” names 2 distinct records in Brooks County. This page is the historical marker in Grooverville. The others:
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