Christ Church, Episcopal church building in Johnson Square, Savannah, United States.
Christ Church is an Episcopal church at 28 Bull Street on Johnson Square, built in 1838 to a design by planter James Hamilton Couper, with Amos Scudder responsible for the brickwork and Gilbert Butler for the woodwork. The present structure, consecrated in 1840, is the fourth building on the site and stands in the Savannah Historic District.
The building was constructed in 1838 according to a design by James Hamilton Couper on a site with religious significance since the city's founding. The structure reflects architectural trends that evolved during the 19th century.
The nickname "the Mother Church of Georgia" comes from its founding in 1733 as the first church in the Province of Georgia, and it was one of the three original parishes of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia formed in 1823. Since 2006 the congregation has been divided: the Episcopal parish kept the Bull Street building and the name after a Georgia Supreme Court ruling, while the breakaway group took the name Christ Church Anglican.
The church is located in the historic district and is easily accessible on foot from central squares. Visitors should check ahead about visiting times and events, as services and tours take place regularly.
John Wesley, minister here from February 1736 to December 1737, founded one of the first Sunday schools in the United States and published the first English hymnal for use in America. He later cited his time in Savannah as an important moment in the creation of the Methodist movement.
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