Christ Church is an

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church in

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. Founded in 1825, it was the first church established in the city. The current building was built in 1851 and added to the

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in 1971.

History

Christ Church was founded by

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Lot Jones on May 5, 1825 while on a mission through Georgia. Organized only three years after Macon was incorporated, it was the first church to be founded in the city. In 1826, the fourth convention for the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia was held at the Macon

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, with

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of the

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presiding. The first building was constructed in 1834 and later

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in 1838. On February 24, 1844, Thomas Fielding Scott was ordained

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Stephen Elliott in this building. In 1851, the church building was demolished and replaced by the current structure, a

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building which was consecrated by Elliott on May 2, 1852. In October 1863, the church donated its large church bell to the Macon Arsenal as part of the war effort. It would later be replaced in 1868. On December 19, 1867, noted poet

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was married in the church. On July 14, 1971, the church was added to the

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* *{{Official website, https://www.christchurchmacon.com/ Episcopal church buildings in Georgia (U.S. state) Churches completed in 1834 Churches in Macon, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Bibb County, Georgia Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)

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