Preserving Legacy, Promoting Culture & Community
Preserving Legacy, Promoting Culture & Community
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Welcome Friends!
Join us in preserving the sacred spaces where faith transformed bondage into belonging and where that legacy lives on through community, culture, and courage.
Our Mission
The rehabilitation, restoration and sustainment of a coastal Gullah Geechee sacred place that holds historical, architectural and cultural significance in the 'whole story' of a formerly enslaved people and their descendants while creating an authentic space to promote intergenerational learning, scholarly research and community engagement programs.
The Sacred Ground We Protect
The Sacred Ground We Protect
Discover the two historic structures at the heart of our mission.
Each represents a chapter in an unbroken story of faith and community.
The First Freedom
The First Freedom
The original sanctuary built by formerly enslaved hands, where the first prayers of a free people were spoken.
The Monument in Crisis
The Monument in Crisis
The architectural soul of our campus—photographed by preservation advocate W.W. Law and sacred to generations of worshippers, now faces a race against time to be saved."
We Are in a Race Against Time...
The sacred places where generations were married and mourned is structurally failing.
Every season we wait, the cost rises and the risk of irreversible loss grows.
But we're not waiting anymore.
And We're
Ready to Win!
We have the plan. We have the partners. We have the pathway to success.
✓ Preservation roadmap: In development
✓ Grant opportunities: Being identified
✓ Community support: Growing daily
✓ Partner organizations: Fully engaged
What we need is you.
You Don't Need Ancestry Here... You Need Heart
This church was built by people who understood that legacy isn't about bloodlines, it's about who shows up to do the work.
Whether you're a direct descendant, a preservation advocate, a history lover, or someone who simply believes this story deserves to survive: you belong here.
Something Beautiful is Growing Here
Something Beautiful is Growing Here
Our full website is currently under development, much like the historic restoration we're undertaking. We're building more than just a website—we're crafting a digital home worthy of the powerful stories we preserve.
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