Historical Marker

St. James AME Church

Columbus · Muscogee County · Erected 1985

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The Story

Organized in 1863 and built in 1876 under Rev. Wesley J. Gaines, St. James is among Georgia's oldest AME congregations. Its ornately carved front doors, crafted by enslaved hands, are the building's oldest surviving feature.

About this site

St. James AME Church is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 1985. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4654, -84.9847 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Columbus Stockade (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include “Columbus Stockade Blues”, Lafkowitz, Abraham, House, and Denson, William H., House.

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

📍 32.4654, -84.9847 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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