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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Savannah, GA 31401
Hours: Open to the public
Monday - Saturday 9:00a - 5:00p
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in all of historic Savannah Georgia. It is also one of the most popular tourist attractions in all of Savannah.
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is a beautiful French Gothic cathedral, certainly one of the most amazing cathedrals in the south. It is the Mother Church for the Roman Catholic Diocese in Savannah.
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Christ Church
Christ Church
Christ Church
Christ Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Not open to the public.
The present location for Christ Church was set aside by General James Oglethorpe for the colony's first church. This Greek revival building designed by James Hamilton Couper is the fourth church on the site and dates to 1838. The Corinthian columns and pilasters flank the tall, narrow side windows of this simple but stately building.
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First African Baptist Church
First African Baptist Church
First African Baptist Church
First African Baptist Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Tuesday - Thursday: 11:00a & 2:00p
Sunday: 1:00p
The sanctuary is not open outside of the guided tour times.
A reservation is requested for groups of 10 or more.
The First African Baptist Church is the oldest continuously active African-American Church in North America. The First African Baptist Church was organized in 1773 under the leadership of Reverend George Leile.
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First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Tours:
Unfortunately, the First Baptist Church does not have the staff to have their sanctuary open for tours on a daily schedule. If you call ((912) 234-2671) and let them know when you would like to see the sanctuary, they will try to have someone on the property to give you a tour.
This Greek Revival structure of the First Baptist Church is Savannah's oldest standing house of worship. The First Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia, was chartered on November 26, 1800, The cornerstone of the church on Chippewa Square was laid on February 2, 1831, and the building was completed in 1833. The sanctuary was enlarged in 1839 and completely renovated in 1921. The most recent renovations were in 1966, 1989-1990, and 1998-1999.
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First Bryan Church
First Bryan Church
First Bryan Church
First Bryan Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Hours: Open to the public
Monday - Thursday: 9:00a - 3:00p
Tours: Call (912) 232-5526 a day in advance for a tour of the church.
The First Bryan Baptist Church, an African-American church, was organized by Andrew Bryan in 1788. With the help of the members and white friends who were sympathetic to the efforts of the church, Rev. Bryan, a former slave, was able to purchase the lot for approximately $150.00. The first structure was erected in 1794, making this site the oldest parcel of real estate own continuously by black people in the United States. The present sanctuary of First Bryan Baptist Church was constructed in 1873.
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First Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
Savannah, GA 31401
The First Congregational Church was established in 1869.
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Independent Presbyterian Church
Independent Presbyterian Church
Independent Presbyterian Church
Independent Presbyterian Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Tours: Each Friday: 9:00a - 1:00p
Savannah’s Independent Presbyterian Church, organized in 1755, is known as the "Mother Church of Georgia’s Presbyterians".
During the Civil War, Union chaplain George Pepper described the Independent Presbyterian Church as the finest structure he had ever seen. In 1889 the church was completely destroyed by fire. Two years later the church was replaced by and exact duplicate. The interior remains very much as it did when it was rebuilt and rededicated in 1891. The marble baptism font, which was brought to Savannah from New Jersey, survived the fire of 1889 and is still used in the church today.
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Lutheran Church of the Ascension
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
Lutheran Church of the Ascension
Savannah, GA 31401
Hours: Open to the public
Monday - Saturday: 9:00a - 2:00p
The Lutheran Church of the Ascension is one of Savannah's most familiar landmarks. Exiled by Catholic authorities in Salzburger, a small group of Lutherans arrived in Savannah in 1734, about a year after General Oglethorpe. In 1771, the church trustees purchased the present lot, where the current church now stands.
The Lutheran Church of the Ascension combines both Norman and Gothic styles and was completed between 1875-1879. The main sanctuary features a beautiful Ascension window with stained glass windows presenting scenes from the life of Christ on each side. A marble altar depicts da Vinci's "Last Supper."
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Saint John's Episcopal Church
Saint John's Episcopal Church
Saint John's Episcopal Church
Saint John's Episcopal Church
Savannah, GA 31402
Saint John's Episcopal Church was formed in 1841 from the growing Christ Church, Savannah, as part of a plan to increase Episcopal presence in Georgia.
The current church building which was designed in the Gothic Revival style and was consecrated in May, 1853. It has the simple look of a British parish house and has a ship's mast which is located in the center of its only spire
The present Parish House is located in the historic Green-Meldrim House.
Saint Johns Episcopal Church is known for its melodious chimes and magnificent stained glass widows depicting various scenes from the New Testament.
Today, the Parish continues to use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.
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Saint Philip AME Church
Saint Philip AME Church
Saint Philip AME Church
Saint Philip AME Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Hours: Open to the public
Monday-Friday: 9:00a - 5:00p
Saint Philip A.M.E. Church was established in 1865 making it the oldest A.M.E. Church in the state of Georgia. The church was organized by the Reverend A. L. Stanford in Savannah, Georgia, at the close of the Civil War.
After the church was destroyed in a storm in 1896, the congregation voted to move it to a more convenient location at West Broad and Charles Street. The present modern brick structure, designed by African American architect, was completed in 1909.
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Second African Baptist Church
Second African Baptist Church
Second African Baptist Church
Second African Baptist Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Hours: Open to the public
Monday - Friday: 10:00a - 3:00p
Georgia's first native African-American religious leader and former slave, Andrew Bryan, founded the Second Colored Baptist Church in 1802, with 26 members. In 1823, the church was renamed the Second African Baptist Church.
The Second African Baptist Church was built in 1925 and it replaced a wood and stone building which was built by the African-American Baptists. Destroyed by fire, the church was completely rebuilt and contains the original pulpit, prayer benches and choir chairs.
In 1864, from the steps of the wooden church, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and General William T. Sherman read the Emancipation Proclamation to Savannah's citizens and promised the newly freed slaves "40 acres and a mule." In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached his "I Have a Dream" sermon at the church.
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Temple Mickve Israel
Temple Mickve Israel
Temple Mickve Israel
Temple Mickve Israel
Savannah, GA 31401
Tours: Monday - Friday: 10:00a - 12:00p & 2:00p - 4:00p
Duration: 30 to 43 minutes
Closed Jewish & Federal Holidays
Temple Mickve Israel was founded by a group of Jews, mainly of Spanish-Portuguese extraction, which landed at Savannah, July 11, 1733, five months after the establishment of the Colony of Georgia.
Temple Mickve Israel, in Savannah, is America's third-oldest Jewish congregation, and the oldest Jewish congregation in the South. In 1820, the congregation built their first synagogue in Georgia at the corner of Liberty and Whitaker Streets. The small wooden structure was the first synagogue built in Georgia but in 1829 the temple was destroyed by fire. On the same site a new brick building was built and consecrated in 1841.
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Trinity United Methodist Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Tours: Call the office at (912) 233-4766 to arrange a tour. Office open 8:00a - 1:00p Monday -Thursday.
Trinity Methodist Church is the oldest Methodist church in Savannah. The cornerstone of Trinity Church was laid February 14, 1848 and the church was completed in the fall of 1850.
The land had been the garden of the Telfair Family. The solid masonry walls were built of Savannah gray brick finished with stucco and built in the Greek Revival style. The interior of the sanctuary was similar in design to the Wesley Chapel in London, England. The McIntire Educational Building immediately west of the sanctuary was constructed in 1927.
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Unitarian Universalist Church
Unitarian Universalist Church
Unitarian Universalist Church
Unitarian Universalist Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Tours: For a tour please call (912) 234-0980 or stop by the office on Harris Street.
The office is open Monday - Wednesday from 4:00p - 7:00p and during the morning on Thursday.
Originally located on Oglethorpe Square, the Unitarian Universalist Church, built in 1851, now sits on the west side of Troup Square. Reverend John Pierpont Jr. was the minister of the church in 1852, and his brother James served as the organist and choir director. Legend says that James Pierpont wrote the song we know as “Jingle Bells” during the time that he served at this church.
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Wesley Monumental Church
Wesley Monumental Church
Wesley Monumental Church
Wesley Monumental Church
Savannah, GA 31401
Tours: Every Friday at 10:00a
Duration: 1 hour
Savannah’s first Methodist Church, Wesley Monumental Church, was established in 1807 and was located at the corner of Lincoln Street and Oglethorpe Avenue. In 1862 Wesley Chapel was closed, and the two churches became one, known as Trinity Church.
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