Making a long jump from Cedar Grove Methodist Church in the extreme northwest corner of Georgia, little Providence Methodist in Camden County is in the extreme southeastern part of the state, near St. Mary's.
The simple structure was built in 1856, when the area was a remote backwoods. It appears to be well-maintained, even though it is used only occasionally. In 1922, the church was nearly flattened by a hurricane. I spoke with a middle-aged couple who were doing some landscape work on the church grounds. According to the lady, her grandfather attached rings to the building and nearby trees and used ropes and pulleys and a team of horses to pull it upright.
However, to this day the church leans noticeably to the right, a condition notably not shared by some other churches that consider themselves too modern for "the old-time religion."
The photograph and story are adapted from Chapter 12 of my book Backroads and Byways of Georgia. The second edition will be on sale in late June.
(Canon EOS 6D camera with EF 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 lens.)
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Photography and text copyright 2023 David B.Jenkins.
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