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 ===Historical Background===
+In the colonial period, the Church of England, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Moravian churches were the largest religous groups in Georgia. After 1900 the largest religious groups were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|'''Baptists''']] and [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''Methodists''']].<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref>
-In the colonial period, the Church of England, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Moravian churches were the largest religous groups in Georgia. After 1900 the largest religious groups were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptists]] and [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodists]].<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref>
+===Georgia State Archives===
-The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some Georgia church records, including records for Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, and Presbyterian congregations. Most are from the [[Georgia State Archives|Georgia State Archives]]. You may also want to use the library's histories of the Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and others.
+The largest collection of Georgia church records can be found at the [[Georgia State Archives|Georgia State Archives]]. The archives borrowed pre-1940 church records from many local congregations and preserved them on microfilm. The collection is continually growing but is not complete.
-Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. You can write to the following addresses to learn where their records are located.
 ===Baptist===