Bethesda Baptist Church

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The historic Bethesda Baptist Church in Greene County was founded in 1785 in the town of Union Point. The sanctuary, which today contains the remains of a slave gallery, was constructed in 1818.

Photograph by Melinda Smith Mullikin, New Georgia Encyclopedia

Bethesda Baptist Church

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