Jackson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was the first church erected in Wilkes County by newly freed men in 1867.

The land was donated by Jackson Grant. The history of Jackson Chapel AME Church is uniquely tied to the Gaines family. Following the Civil War, Rev. William Gaines and Bishop Wesley John Gaines, who also co-founded Morris Brown College, established AME churches across Georgia. #washingtonga #georgia #exploregeorgia #church #historicpreservation