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The Congregation was the first Jewish community to receive a letter from the President of the United States. [6] In response to a letter sent by Levi Sheftall, the congregation's president, congratulating George Washington on his election as the first President, [7] Washington replied, "To the Hebrew Congregation of the City of Savannah ...
The institute fell under the auspices of the Colored Educational Association of Savannah, itself an offspring of the American Missionary Society of New York. [1] [3] The original Beach Institute building, erected in 1867 as its first school, still stands at 502 East Harris Street (now the Beach Institute African American Cultural Center). [1]
The Lutheran Church of the Ascension is a historic Lutheran church on Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia, located in the Savannah Historic District. The congregation was founded by Johann Martin Boltzius in 1741, with the current building constructed in 1843.
Second African Baptist Church is a church in Savannah, Georgia, United States.Located in the northwestern trust/civic block of Greene Square, at 123 Houston Street, the church was founded on December 26, 1802, [2] twenty-five years after the city's First African Baptist Church, as the First Colored Church. [3]
Pages in category "Churches in Savannah, Georgia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Located in Taylor Square, at 429 Abercorn Street, [1] the building's first floor was completed in 1875, [2] with the second floor added in 1878. The church was completed in 1890. Its spire and stucco were added five years later. [3]
Christ Church is an Episcopal church at 28 Bull Street, Johnson Square, in Savannah, Georgia.Founded in 1733, it was the first church established in the Province of Georgia and one of the first parishes within the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, earning it the nickname "the Mother Church of Georgia".
Today, the congregation worships in a Greek-Revival church building on Bull Street, on the western side of Chippewa Square in the historic district of Savannah. This location has been the congregation's home since 1833 [1] and the building is architecturally significant, being the oldest surviving church building in Savannah. [2]