Island Creek Baptist, established 1794
| Apostolic Faith African American, Springfield Rd. |
| Archer Grove Baptist aka Archers Grove. African American, Balerma Church Rd. Map |
| Old Antioch Methodist,White, burned, Rives Rd., Harpers buried there |
| Balerma Baptist (Link) Established 1880. White, Balerma Church Rd. Map |
| Bethel Baptist (Link) White, Incorporated 1831. Member of Washington Association. Trustees: Jesse Lockhart, William Barksdale, William Dixion, William Harrel, Samuel Ewing, Stephen Roe, Bird W. Brassil. In 1852 there were 157 members, 7 were baptised that year. Map |
| (Old) Beulah Baptist. White. Member of Washington Association. Incorporated 1838. Trustees - Benjamin Roberts, Patrick H. Drake, Benjamin Hall, John McLellan, William Hitchcock. In 1852 B. Roberts was the pastor. there were 104 members and 1 baptism. Beulah Community, Beulah Rd. |
| Body of Christ African American. |
| Brown's Chapel A.M.E. African American. Brown Chapel Rd. |
| Catholic Church (Link) White.Sparta, Organized 1869 |
| Centennial Christian White. Organized 1909. Map |
| Christ Healing Temple African American. |
| Culverton Baptist. White, Map |
| Darien Baptist, founded 1794 (Link) White, incorporated 1832. Trustees - Lee Reeves, Middleton Pool, James Gladdin, Jonathan Miller, Frederick Trawick, William Rushin and John Reaves. Near Linton. Map |
| Fairmount Baptist White,. Map |
| Faith Apostolic |
| Fort Creek aka Sparta Baptist. White Organized 1790 (originally Greene County) changed to Sparta Baptist Dec. 1833. Trustees - James Barnes, John G. Gilbert, Lewis Barnes, Reuben Bullington, Robert Bird, Daniel Garrott, John Garrott and James Thomas. 90 members and 2 were baptised in 1852. |
| Fulsom Creek aka Horeb
Church. White "Historical Facts from Records of Horeb Church,
and from Old Resident, Covering Mayfield Proper and Surrounding Community.
June 28, 1792, Fulson Creek Church (now Horeb Church)
Fulson Creek Church, now Horeb Church was constituted by Jeptha Vining and Adam Jones, Ministers with William West, Frederick Ledbettar and Cornelius Whittington as Helps. At the first conference Jacob Bankston was chosen Elder and Joseph Howell, Deacon. The site on which the church was built, near Fulsom Creek, was given by Robert Day, and is now owned by the estate of A. L. Reynolds.(as of 1934) A house was built to receive corn and cotton, which was sold and the proceeds paid to the pastor. Corn sold for 4 shillings, 8 pence per barrel." From The History of Hancock County, Georgia by Elizabeth Wiley Smith. 2 volumes. Wilkes Publishing Company, Inc. Washington, GA, Jan 1974. Volume I, page 29. Incorporated Dec. 1838. Trustees: Jesse B. Battle, Starling Evans, Anthony Jones, Thomas Whaley, and James McCason. In 1852 W. H. Stokes was the paster, 100 members, 20 were baptised. |
| Glenns Mary Baptist Church aka Glen Mary Baptist. African American. Established 1866 |
| Green Springs A.M.E. African American. Map |
| Hall Chapel A.M.E. African American. Map |
| Hancock Gospel Center African American. |
| Hickory Grove Baptist. African American. Established 1865. Founders were all prior members of Bethel Baptist Church. The church building was dedicated on September 15, 1868 (See The Land Between by Forrest Shivers). Map |
| Holseys Memorial Church. African American. Map |
| Hopewell African-American, Church no longer there Map |
| Horeb Baptist White See Fulsom Creek Map Black & White until 1870 |
| House of God Church |
| Hunts Chapel A.M.E. African American. Map |
| Island Creek Baptist White. Established 1794. Member of Washington Association. In 1852 there were 170 members, 17 were baptisted and J. M. Peek was the pastor. Map |
| Jewell Baptist (Link) White |
| Jones Chapel A.M.E. African American. Map |
| Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses White & African American |
| Knowles Chapel White Map |
| Macedonia Baptist. African American Hwy. 15E |
| Mitchell Chapel A.M.E. (Link). African American. Map |
| Montpelier. established 1794 on Oconee River in area which became Baldwin County in 1807 |
| Mt. Gilead Methodist Church. White, no longer exists. Eestablished 1840's, |
| Mt. Hope.White,Hwy 15 E. Map |
| Mt. Moriah Church. African American, established 1875 |
| Mt. Nebo Baptist (Link) aka Nebo Baptist. Established 1892. African American |
| Mt. Stephens Baptist aka Baptist Church
of Christ at Mount Zion; Mount Stephens Baptist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church. See Below |
| Mount Zion Baptist. White. Member of Washington Association. Organized 1831. Trustees - Barnabas Shivers, James Barnes, John G. Gilbert, Absalom E. Reeves, Thomas Neal. The church was moved to Mt. Stephens after 1852. In 1852 there were 51 members and 5 were baptised. |
| Mount Zion Methodist. Was orginally Mount Zion Prebysterian Church |
| Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist (Link) African Amerian |
Atlanta Constitution Oct 2 1904 |
| Nazareth Church. African American. Hwy 15 East |
| New Beulah Baptist. Established 1871, African American. Hwy 22. |
| New Green Spring A.M.E. African American |
| New Hope Powelton Baptist aka New Hope Baptist. Established 1868, African American |
| Northside Church of Christ. African American |
| Pearson Chapel A.M.E. African American |
| Pierce Memorial Methodist. Orginally Sparta Methodist, named after Bishop George F. Pierce, when church was rebuilt after fire in 1910. |
| Piney Woods Meeting House. See Smyrna Methodist Church (Link) Map |
| Pleasant Grove A.M. E. aka Sticks Church. African American |
| Powell Grove Baptist. Established 1884. Devereaux. African American Map |
| Powelton Baptist Church/Powell's Creek. White. Organized in 1786 (originally Greene County). First call Powell's Creek Member of the Washington Association. See history. Rev. Jesse Mercer was pastor here for 28 years Incorporated 1801. Trustees- Matthew Rabun, Henry Graybill, John Veazey, William Lord, and Jesse Battle. In 1852 W. I. Harley was the pastor and there were 104 members. |
| Powelton Methodist (Link) White |
| Power of God Penecostal African American |
| Repairers of Breach Apostolic Faith. African American |
| Reynolds Chapel aka Reynolds Methodist Chapel White Map |
| Roberson Chapel Map |
| Rock Mills Methodist (Link) White. established 1840. |
| Sandy Run, near Warthern Map |
| Sandy Run A.M.E. aka Brown Chapel, Brown Church,Sand Run Church. Established 1887. African American, Devereaux. Map |
| Second Beulah Baptist aka Beulah Baptist. African American. Beulah Higway. Map |
| Second Darien Baptist aka Second Darien.Established 1867 per Deacon Jeffery Monroe, African American. Near Linton. Map |
| Shivers Grove A.M.E./Shivers Grove Church, Shivers Mission. African American & White. Est. 1884. Map |
| Shoulderbone Baptist Organized in 1791 in what was Greene Co. by Rev. John Thomas, Jr., (link) church was dissolved upon the Rev. Thomas's death in 1807. Reorganized in 1828, it dissolved in 1880's |
| Smith Cottons Meeting House. Was located near Knowles Chapel |
| Smyrna Methodist Church (Link). Built 1790. First known as Piney Woods Meeting House. Map |
| Sparta Baptist/Fort Creek Church changed to Sparta Baptist White. Dec. 1833. Trustees - James Barnes, John G. Gilbert, Lewis Barnes, Reuben Bullington, Robert Bird, Daniel Garrott, John Garrott and James Thomas |
| Sparta Camp Ground. Incorporated Dec. 1841. Trustees - Hardy C. Culver, William Fraley, Isaac P. Whitehead, Joseph T. Simmons and James H. Middlebrooks, Approval Date: Assented to, December 10th, 1841. |
Sparta Methodist |
| Sparta Presbyterian. White. Incorporated 1842. Myles G. Harris, William H. Sayre, and Algernon S. Brown , Trustees |
| Springfield Church. African American Map |
| St. Galilee Baptist. African American |
| St. Lewis C.M.E. aka Saint Lewis Colored Church, St. Louis Church. African American Map |
| St. Lukes Baptist. African American Map |
| St. Mark A.M.E (Link) African American founded 1867 Map |
| St. Paul Church C.M.E. aka St. Pauls Church. African Americanfounded 1857 History Map |
| Stancil Grove aka Stancy Grove Church, Stanton Grove Baptist. African American. Devereax. Map |
| Tabernacle Baptist Church. African American. Established 1877, Sparta. Map |
| Thankful Baptist African American. Map |
| Trinity Methodist Church aka Trinity C.M.E. African American Map |
| Turner Church, at Culverton. Map |
| Union Baptist (Link) aka Union Church, Union Colored Church. Established 1869, African American. Map |
| Warren Chapel (Link) Established 1873, African American. Map |
| Zebulon Methodist Church White, Brown Chapel Rd, Map |
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives (Link)
Family History Center Records:
Church records, 1792-1916 / The Church
of Horeb (Hancock County, Georgia)
Darien Baptist Church records, 1794-1862
/
Lawrence, Harold (Harold A.) , 1945-
Miscellaneous church records / Daughters
of the American Revolution (Georgia)
Sparta Baptist Church, 1790-1967
MINISTERS
Lucius
Holsey (1842-1920) (Link)
Autobiography
Lucius Henry Holsey (Link)
MISC. Links
Georgia
Methodist Camp Meeting 1807
Friends
of Hancock County Cemeteries (link)
Eileen B.McAdams copyright 2004
