Historical Marker

First United Methodist Church

Bainbridge · Decatur County · Erected 1980

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The Story

Methodists worshipped on this site from 1830, raising a log meetinghouse, a frame church, then Bainbridge's first brick church in 1899; after fire destroyed it, the present Romanesque Revival sanctuary rose in 1908.

About this site

First United Methodist Church is a historical marker in Bainbridge, Decatur County, erected in 1980. It is one of 29 historical markers documented in Decatur County, among 86 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.9041, -84.5784 near Bainbridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Winecoff Memorial (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Bainbridge Volunteers, Decatur County, and Samuel Marvin Griffin.

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

📍 30.9041, -84.5784 · Bainbridge, Decatur County

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