First Presbyterian Church of St. Marys (Camden County, Ga.)

The First Presbyterian Church of St. Marys is a stunning piece of architecture and is also one of the oldest Presbyterian Church buildings in the state of Georgia. The church was non-denominational until a young Presbyterian Missionary, Horace S. Pratt, from the Presbytery of New Brunswick, N.J., came to St. Marys in 1821. He found religion in the area to be in a "very low and languishing state, having existence in name only." In 1828, by an Act of the Georgia Legislature, the church was incorporated under the name of "First Presbyterian Church of St. Marys."