Christ Church Frederica — Attraction in Saint Simons

Can only speak to the church as a tourist attraction, not as a house of worship, but it is an absolutely grogeous, historic gem.

There was a lady there who seemed to be tasked with watching over the church and greeting visitors. She was very friendly and knowledgeable, answering plenty of other visitors' questions about the history of both the congregation and the building.

The cemetary grounds are very peaceful and immaculately-mantained as well. If you enjoy beautiful old churches and stained glass, certainly make this a stop when visiting St. Simons Island. There is no cost to visit, nor do you have to sign up for anything, but there was a...

This beautiful and historic church inspired author, Eugenia Price, to write a historical trilogy surrounding St Simons Island and residents buried at the church. My family would come to St Simons from Athens in the summer so my aunt bought me a Eugenia Price bookto read.

My favorite place to go was in search of graves for families that were featured in the book. As a young girl, i felt like I was visiting family. My favorite place on earth except for my hometown of Athens and my own...

The adjoining cemetery was very interesting. There are some really old graves and a lot of veterans were buried here. There were servicemen from the Revolutionary, Civil, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Lots of history. We met the pastor and he was very kind and gave us a mini history lesson. We were specifically looking for the grave site of Pastor Dodge and his wives as my wife had read a book about them. The pastor pointed out the grave sites and provided even more...