The Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah, on Bull Street in

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...

, is the first

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

church in

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, founded in 1755. Land for its first building was deeded by King

George II of Great Britain , house = Hanover , religion = Protestant , father = George I of Great Britain , mother = Sophia Dorothea of Celle , birth_date = 30 October / 9 November 1683 , birth_place = Herrenhausen Palace,Cannon. or Leine ...

for use by colonial adherents of the

Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...

. The first building burned down in 1796, and another modeled after

St. Martin in the Fields St Martin-in-the-Fields is a Church of England parish church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. It is dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. There has been a church on the site since at least the mediev ...

was built in 1800. This building burned down in 1889 and a reproduction was completed in 1891. The current minister is Terry Johnson, who is a minister in the

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. It is included in the

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Official websiteStuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Emory University
Independent Presbyterian Church (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1800-1960
Presbyterian churches in Georgia (U.S. state) Churches in Savannah, Georgia Chippewa Square buildings Savannah Historic District {{GeorgiaUS-church-stub

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