Flat Rock African Methodist Episcopal Church

Tracing its roots to 1854 as a worship place for enslaved people on the Spears Plantation, Flat Rock is believed the oldest Black congregation in Fayette County and housed the county's first school for Black children.

Flat Rock African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historical marker in Fayetteville, Fayette County, erected in 2006. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Fayette County, among 51 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4454, -84.5227 near Fayetteville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Flat Rock Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Flat Creek Cemetery, Old Flat Creek Cemetery, and Ebenezer Cemetery.

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