Arthur J. Moore Methodist Museum Library
& South Georgia Conference Repository

Located on the grounds of Epworth By The Sea retreat center, the Arthur J. Moore Methodist Museum houses a valuable collection of documents, artifacts and information. Call 912-638-4050 or email for more specific information about how to access the collection.

The Wesley Collection   
-- Journals
-- Rare Pamphlets
-- Wesley Family Biographies
-- Diaries
-- Biographies
-- Letters
-- General Methodism :
-- General Conference Minutes
-- Southeastern Jurisdictional Conf. Minutes
-- Central Jurisdictional Minutes
-- Bound Minutes of the Annual Conferences, 1773-1869
Georgia Methodism:
-- Georgia Conference Minutes, 1830-1867
-- South Georgia Conference Minutes, 1867-
-- North Georgia Conference Minutes, 1867-
-- Atlanta and Savannah Conference (Incomplete)
-- Georgia Conference, 1952-1968 (Black Conference)
-- South Georgia Conference Local Church Histories
(Includes most closed churches)
-- Records of Conference Agencies
-- Women's Work, 1888-
-- Very early handwritten Conference and District Records (Incomplete)
-- Obituaries of South Georgia Conference Ministerial Members, 1867-
-- Depositary of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, July, 1878
-- Publications, Letters, Manuscripts
 
Area History:
-- The Wesleys in Georgia
-- Preaching at Fort Frederica
-- The Battle of Bloody Marsh
-- Colonial Days
-- Plantation Era
-- Lumber Mill Period
-- Vegetable Truck-Farming Days
Missionaries in America:
-- Early American Missionaries
-- Development of Methodism in America
-- 1784 Founding Conference of American Methodism
-- Francis Asbury ordained first MethodistBishop in America
-- The American Circuit Rider
-- Pioneer Days - McKendree Chapel Replica
Research Library
-- 6,000 volume collection
-- Journals, Biographies and Diaries
-- References: Wesley and Early Methodism
-- South Georgia Conference History
(Archival Records of local churches)
-- General/Jurisdictional Conference Minutes
-- Publications, letters and manuscripts
-- Collection on the Wesleys in Georgia
Treasures on Display:
-- John Wesley's handwritten letters
-- Francis Asbury's handwritten letter
-- Rare Wesley artifacts
-- Figurines-Communion sets
-- Rare oriental porcelain collection
-- Howard Chandler Christy painting
-- Portraits of Georgia Bishops
Bishop Arthur J. Moore
-- Life-size wax statue
-- Pulpit from first appointment
-- Altar rail from first appointment
-- Altar rail where he accepted Christ
-- Stained glass window
-- Portraits and family photographs
-- Letters and documents
Disciplines:
-- Methodist Episcopal Church, 1784-1936
-- Methodist Episcopal Church S., 1846-1938
-- The Methodist Church, 1939-1964
-- United Brethren Church (Incomplete)
-- Evangelical Church (Incomplete)
-- Evangelical United Brethren Church (Incomplete)
-- United Methodist Church
Audio Visual Presentations
-- United Methodist History
-- The Wesleys
-- Bishop Arthur J. Moore
-- Methodist Shrines in Georgia
-- Mill and Hamilton Plantation Days
-- UM Conferences/Services/Sermons/Ceremonies