After surviving a fire during the Civil War, it was sold to nine former slaves for $500 which was unprecedented for that time. This established an A.M.E.
church in the village of Bluffton.
Rev. Richard Allen and Rev. Absalom Jones walked out of Old St. George, setting the stage for The Free African Society and, later, the African Methodist Episcopal Church (A.M.E.). Rev. Allen also became the 1st seated Bishop of A.M.E. in 1816.
Built to serve the wealthiest land- owners of the area, it is one of the oldest standing churches in Old Town Bluffton and possibly the entire
1st Gullah Geechee Corridor.
