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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".
In 2006, the church found itself in conflict with the Episcopal Church's stance on a number of theological and moral issues, including the Church's stance on homosexuality. [16] In March 2006, over 90% of the active members of the congregation of Christ Church voted to break ties with the Episcopal Church. [17]
The Episcopal Church in Georgia began as a small diocese of three parishes in 1823: Christ Church, Savannah; Christ Church, St. Simons Island; and St. Pauls, Augusta. [3] Seventeen years later there were six churches as Christ Church, Macon; Trinity Church, Columbus; and Grace Church, Clarkesville had been added to the earlier three churches ...
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Christ Church Episcopal occupies the southeastern trust lot of the square at 28 Bull Street. Christ Church is "the Mother Church of Georgia", established in 1733. Early clergy of the church include John Wesley and George Whitefield. The first flag of independence raised in the South was in Johnson Square on November 8, 1860.
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St. John's Church in Savannah is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. The church was formed in 1841 from the growing Christ Church, Savannah, as part of a plan to increase Episcopal presence in Georgia and to provide for a first bishop of the diocese. One of its founders was local businessman Edward Padelford. After his death in 1870 ...