St. Mary's Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church, St. Mary's, Georgia

I've seen many lovely old churches in my travels around Georgia, but one of the oldest and most beautiful is the Presbyterian church in St. Mary's, in the southeasternmost corner of the state.

 A picture-perfect piece of architecture dating from 1808, it is one of the oldest Presbyterian church buildings in Georgia. The church was non-denominational until a young Presbyterian missionary named Horace Pratt came from New Jersey to St. Mary's in 1821. Through his influence, the church was incorporated as the First Presbyterian Church of St. Mary's in 1828 and remains in active service to this day.

The interior of St. Mary's Presbyterian Church.

Although established as a town by the British in 1787, St. Mary's was originally settled by the Spanish in 1566, just a year after the founding of St. Augustine, Florida, making it the second-oldest continuously occupied town in the United States. A charming little city, St. Mary's is well-known as the gateway to the Cumberland Island National Seashore.

(Both photos Canon EOS 6D.)

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