United States, Georgia, Richmond County, 33.35963, -82.07355Seibert, David, 1941-20201996/2014Location: East of Hephzibah and U..S 1 on Liberty Church Rd. S. of Browns Rd.Text of marker: "LIBERTY METHODIST CHURCH. Liberty, which evolved out of a Methodist society organized about 1775, is Georgia's oldest Methodist Church. The original log church was erected west of here by Samuel Collins who, in 1773, had emigrated from Ireland. The present church building is the third on the site and was probably erected about 1810. The first church was called the Sam Collins or S.C. Church. It was begun ten years before the traditional date for the beginning of organized Methodism in Georgia. Bishop Frances Asbury visited the church March 1, 1790. 121-47 Georgia Historical Commission 1971"image/jpegenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Historical markers--Georgia--Richmond CountyChurch buildings--Georgia--Richmond CountyLiberty Methodist Church historical markerStillImage