The County Line Christian Church, off Ga. Highway 85 Connector below Brooks, observed its 175th continuous worship celebration Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015.
A homecoming dinner followed Sunday morning services.
The church is considered the second oldest Christian church in Georgia, its founding members among the earliest pioneers in Fayette County. Some of those pioneer founders included James W. Lynch, George Lynch, Isham Moody, Kirkland Leach, and J.W. Westmoreland. It is said the church was organized about 1828 in the shop of a Dr. Westmoreland and met there until 1843 when J. W. Westmoreland gave five acres of land (the present site) upon which to build a church. The first building was built of logs and was destroyed by fire in 1845.
The church was rebuilt in 1848 and remodeled in 1875. The structure has remained in the same site since that time.
Marshall Chavez presently serves as pastor at County Line. The church is affiliated with Peachtree City Christian Church.
(Some information from The History of Fayette County 1821-1971, compiled and edited by Carolyn Cary.)
