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Churches in Oglethorpe County
If you have additions or corrections to this list, or if you know where researchers can obtain records, histories or publications for an Oglethorpe County church, please contact Jeanne Arguelles.
Name(s) Denomination	Founded	Location	Cemetery	Records & Info
Anon Grove New Moon's	.	Sandy Cross	Yes	.
Antioch Baptist Church	1813	Stephens	.	8
Arnold's Grove Baptist Church	.	South of Arnoldsville	Yes	.
Arnoldsville Baptist Church	1908	Arnoldsville	Yes	9
Atkinson Methodist Church	.	.	Yes	.
Baird's Baptist Church	1802	Bairdstown	Yes	.
Barnett Church	.	near Winterville	Yes	.
Beaverdam Primitve Baptist	1800	Crawford	Yes	10
Bethany Baptist Church Indian Creek	1788	Vesta	Yes	3
Bethesda Methodist Church	1902	Rayle	Yes	2
Bethlehem Primitive Baptist	1802	Sandy Cross	Yes	11
Brown's Primitive Baptist	1802	Lexington	Yes	.
Burt's Methodist Chapel	1876	Vesta	Yes	16
Center Methodist Church	1813	Stephens	.	17
Cherokee Corner Methodist Church	1822/1843	Arnoldsville	Yes	18
Clarks Grove Baptist Church Gum Springs	.	Stephens	Yes	.
Clouds Creek Baptist Church	1788	Clouds Creek Area	Yes	5
Coile's Grove Baptist Church	1914	Smithonia	.	.
Collier Baptist Church	.	Pleasant Hill District	Yes	.
County Line Baptist Church	1797	southeast	Yes	1
Crawford Baptist Church	1871	Crawford	.	12
Crawford Methodist Church	1904	Crawford	.	19
Crawford Pentacostal Church	1938	Crawford	.	.
Edward's Mill Baptist Church	1914	Crawford	.	.
Old Edward's Independant Church	.	Crawford	Yes	.
Falling Creek Methodist	.	Maxeys	Yes	.
Fork Bethel Baptist Church	.	east side of county	Yes	.
Friendship Baptist	.	Lexington	Yes	.
Gholston Church	.	Pleasant Hill District	Yes	.
Glade Baptist Church	1890	Glade District	Yes	13
Glade United Methodist	1853	Glade	Yes	20
Grove Chapel	.	Arnoldsville Winterville	Yes	.
Lexington Baptist Church	1847	Lexington	Yes	14
Lexington United Methodist	1827	Lexington	.	21
Lexington Presybeterian (Beth Salem)	1784	Lexington	Yes	26
Lighthouse Evangelical Methodist	1982	Lexington	Yes	.
Maxey's Baptist Church	1911	Maxeys	.	.
Maxey's Christian Church	1891	Maxey's	Yes	.
Midway Church	.	Maxeys	.	.
Millstone Baptist Church	1788	Glade area	No	4
Mount Pleasant Methodist	1815	.	Yes	7
Mount Zion Baptist Church	.	Stephens	Yes	.
New Bethlehem Church	.	Sandy Cross	Yes	.
New Erie Church	.	Goosepond	Yes	.
New Harmonia Baptist Church	.	Maxeys	Yes	.
New Hope Baptist Church	.	Goosepond	Yes	.
New Moons Grove Anon	.	North of Lexington	.	.
New Zion Church	.	Arnoldsville	Yes	.
Oconee Baptist Church	.	Maxeys	Yes	.
Palmetto Christian Church	1912	east side of county	Yes	.
Pentecost Chapel Congretional Holiness	1907	Prospect	Yes	.
Piney Grove	.	Pleasant Hill District	Yes	.
Philomath Presbyterian	.	Philomath	Yes	.
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church	.	Pleasant Hill District	Yes	.
Pope's Chapel	.	south of Crawford	Yes	6
Prospect Church	1812	.	.	.
Rocky Branch Church	.	Goosepond	Yes	.
Russell Chapel AME Church	.	Lexington	Yes	.
Saint James AME Church	.	Arnoldsville	Yes	.
Saint Paul AME Church	.	Pleasant Hill District	Yes	.
Salem Baptist Church	1789	.	.	15
Sandy Cross Baptist Church	1906	Sandy Cross	Yes	.
Simpson Chapel	.	southeast	Yes	.
Sonlight Baptist	1965	Winterville	Yes	.
Springfield Church	.	Crawford	Yes	.
Old Spring Hill Baptist Church	1870	Philomath	Yes	.
New Spring Hill Baptist Church	1937	Philomath	Yes
Steven's Grove Baptist Church	1912	east side of county	Yes	.
Temple Methodist	1890	near border of Oconee	Yes	22
Thankful Baptist Church Faithful Church	.	Maxeys	Yes	.
Thankful Grove Baptist Church	.	Glade	Yes	.
Vesta Baptist Church	1909	Vesta	Yes	.
Watkins Grove Church	.	Vesta	Yes	.
Welcome Avenue Holiness Church	1948	Pleasant Hill District	Yes	.
Wesley Chapel United Methodist	1829	west of Lexington	Yes	23
White Oak United Methodist				24
Woodstock Presbyterian Church	1840	Philomath	.	25

1. County Line Baptist Church
      Church Records 1807-1957
      Available at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA
      Church records 1919-1954
      Available on microfilm at Georgia Department of Archives and History
      and at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA

      "Historical sketches of County Line Baptist Church, the Georgia Baptist
      Association" (1897) prepared by J.S. Callaway
      Available at Georgia Department of Archives and History

      County Line Baptist Church
      Membership Rolls 1806-1835:
      Published in "They Were Here" December 1966
      Also published in "Alabama-Georgia Queries" Jul 1994 and May 1996
      Available at Allen County Public Library and other repositories

2. Bethesda United Methodist Church
      Church History, and Church Records 1893-1998:
      Original records at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University

3. Bethany Baptist Church
     Membership Rolls A-W:
     Published in "Georgia Genealogist" Spring 1970, Winter 1971, Spring 1971
     Available at Allen County Public Library and other repositories

4. Millstone Baptist Church
     Church Records 1788, 1793-1912:
      Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA
      and Georgia Department of Archives and History
     "Millstone Church and the Broad River Valley" by Rev. Jack K. McVeigh
         Available at the Oglethorpe County Library
         Lookups: Jeanne Arguelles or Nona Thornton
         Surname Index to "Millstone Church and the Broad River Valley"

5. Clouds Creek Baptist Church
      Highway 22, Lexington, GA 30648
      706-743-3041
      Contact: Alice Hughes
      Church Membership List November 1826 - July 1840
      Church Records 1826-56
      Available on microfilm through:
       LDS Family History Library,
      Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA,
      Georgia Department of Archives and History



6. Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church
   Membership List 1849:
     Published in "Family Puzzlers" April 1966
     Available at Allen County Public Library and other repositories
     Church History:
     Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

7. Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church
    "Centennial Anniversary of Mt. Pleasant Church ~ 1920" by Rev. Clement C. Cary
      Available at Georgia Department of Archives and History
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

8. Antioch Baptist Church
     Church Records 1813-1936
     "A Brief Account of Antioch Baptist Church" by J. M. Varner
     Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA

9. Arnoldsville Baptist Church
     Church records 1908-1994:
     Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA

10. Beaverdam Primitive Baptist Church
      Church Records 1814-1983:
      Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA
      and at University of Georgia, Athens

11. Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church
        Church Records 1802-1867, 1870-1961:
        Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA
        and Georgia Department of Archives and History

12. Crawford Baptist Church
      Church Records 1871-1913:
      Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA

13. Glade Baptist Church
        Church Records 1889-1961:
      Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA

14. Lexington Baptist Church
       "History of Lexington Baptist Church, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 1847-1974"
       Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA

15. Salem Baptist Church
      Church Records 1851-1950:
      Available on microfilm at Georgia Department of Archives and History
      and Georgia Department of Archives and History
      Church Records 1950-1990:
      Available on microfilm at Jack Tarver Library, Mercer University, Macon, GA

16. Burt's United Methodist Chapel
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

17. Center Methodist Church
       Church History:
       Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

18. Cherokee Corner Methodist Church
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

19. Crawford United Methodist Church
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

20. Glade Methodist Church
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

21. Lexington United Methodist Church
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

22. Temple United Methodist Church
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

23. Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

24. White Oak United Methodist Church
      Church History:
      Available at Pitts Theology Library, Emory University, Atlanta

25. Woodstock Presbyterian Church
      Church Records: 1834-1910
      Records held at Presbyterian Historical Society, Montreat, NC

26. Lexington Presbyterian Church
      Baptisms: 1789-1796
      Membership Roll: 1785
      Membership Roll: 1822
      List of Elders & Deacons: 1822-1939
      Church Meeting Minutes: 1874-1915
      Records held at Presbyterian Historical Society, Montreat, NC

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