Midway Congregational Church


Midway Congregational Church is a historic church completed in 1792. Located beside U.S. [Route 17] in Midway, Georgia, the church and its adjacent cemetery were added to the National [Register of Historic Places] in 1973. They are part of the Midway [Historic District (Midway, Georgia)|Midway Historic District].
Annually in April, the Midway Society holds a service at the church, commemorating the town's 1752 settlement.
The original, colonial-style 1756 church was destroyed by the British during the American [Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War].

Cemetery

Among the notable burials in the church's cemetery are Daniel [Stewart (Brigadier General)|Daniel Stewart], James Screven, generals in the Revolutionary War, John [Jones (major)|John Jones], a major, and senator John Elliott. There is a monument honoring Stewart and Screven in the center of the cemetery.