John Wesley's American Parish

John Wesley, an Anglican minister, served as the religious leader of the Georgia colony from February 6, 1736, to December 2, 1737. His inclusive ministry sought to embrace both Native Americans and colonists. In 1976, The United Methodist Church declared this, the site of their founder's American ministry, a National Historic Landmark encompassing:

1. His new world landing site at Cockspur Island on U.S. 80 E.

2. The site of his first sermon at Bull St. and Bay Lane.

3. The Wesley monument in Reynolds Square.

4. Site of his parsonage and garden at Congress and Abercorn.

5. Site of Wesley's first permanent worship place at York & Whitaker.

6. And in 1995, Trinity Church on Telfair Square, "The Mother Church of Savannah Methodism."