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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
After 1900 the largest religious groups | 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> | ||
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. | 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. | ||