1831, Unnamed, Religious (Communion)

Title: 1831, Unnamed, Religious (Communion)
Description: Enslaved persons that attended the Union Church, north of Athens, Georgia, took communion administered by Alonzo Church.

Partial Transcript: "Then [Alonzo Church] dedicated Union Church; there was a very large attendance of negroes of the Baptist and Methodist persussions, and among them several colored preachers. The communion was administered by [Church] and it was remarkable fact, worthy of record, that these humble servants sat down at the Lord's table and partook of the elements."
Event Type: Religious: Communion
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1831
Date Certainty: Approximate
Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Source: Memoir of Alonzo Church; Page 18
Related Event: 1831, Unnamed, Mention
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Author: William Letcher Mitchell
Additional Participant: Alonzo S. Church

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