Liberty Baptist Church, Grooverville, Georgia
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In 1841 the Ockloshnee Anti-Missionary Baptist Association passed a ruling to dismiss members who believed in the 'new-fangled institutions of the day'. Sister Nancy Hagan at her request was excommunicated from the Mt Moriah Church and proceeded to organize Liberty Baptist Church. The church was built in 1858 and is one of the few surviving examples of an antebellum church in South Georgia. Elder R.J. May served as the first pastor of the church. The upper floor of the church was used as a slave gallery. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 2013.
(12" w 16"l 22"h)
(12" w 16"l 22"h)