Shows you how much influence the German settlers had in that part of the country...That name Zoar was used a lot in Europe. >From: "Bonnie Gay" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GABULLOC] Fwd: Zoar Mission Church >Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 10:31:14 -0400 > >At one time there was a Zoar Community in Bulloch County. It was located >near the Ogeechee River to the right of Clito going toward Sylvania from >Statesboro. Bonnie >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gerald Gieger" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 12:31 AM >Subject: Re: [GABULLOC] Fwd: Zoar Mission Church > > > > Zoar Mission Church may have been an outreach of the Zoar Society of >Ohio, > > which began in 1817. They were German Separatists of the Moravian sect >who > > wore formal black clothing, and the men wore tall hats. They required > > strict adherence to their doctrines, and could have sent out >Missionaries >to > > other areas where German speaking peoples had settled. > > > > The name Zoar comes from the Bible, being the only one of the five >cities >of > > the plains to escape the fire and brimstone destruction of Sodom and > > Gomorrah. It is the city where Lot and his two daughters fled, as >described > > in Genesis 19. Many archeologists and geologists think it is submerged >in > > the South end of the Dead Sea. > > > > > > >From: "juan456" <[email protected]> > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [GABULLOC] Fwd: Zoar Mission Church > > >Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 17:44:19 -0400 > > > > > >THE OLD ZOAR CEMETERYIS NOW KNOWN > > >AS THE OLD EUREKA CEMETERY,MAYBE THE CHURCH WAS THERE AT ONE TIME >??JOHN > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Nancy Gay Crawford <[email protected]> > > >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > >Date: Friday, June 15, 2001 10:02 AM > > >Subject: [GABULLOC] Fwd: Zoar Mission Church > > > > > > > > > >Can anyone help me with this request??? Nancy > > > > > > > >>Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 20:14:26 -0400 (EDT) > > > >>From: [email protected] > > > >>Subject: Zoar Mission Church > > > >>To: [email protected] > > > >>X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10523 > > > >>Original-recipient: rfc822;[email protected] > > > >> > > > >>I was hoping you could help me with the following. I am trying to >locate > > >a > > > >>church listed on an old family document in, I think 1906, >Statesboro, > > >Ga. > > >It > > > >>is listed as the Zoar Mission Church. Of course, I don't see it >listed > > > >>currectly as an active church. > > > >>I was hoping that maybe you could direct me to someone who could >help >me > > >find > > > >>out a little more about the church. I have attached a copy of the > > >document > > > >>for your convenience. Please look over and offer any assistance > > >possible. > > > >> > > > >>Looking forward to hearing from you, > > > >>Angela Kennedy > > > > > > > >Gay Crawford Genealogy Legacy > > > >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/1479 > > > >************************* > > > >Always try to be Fair, Honest and Kind. > > > > > > > > > > > >============================== > > > >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > > >Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > > >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >============================== > > >Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > > >If you know how to reduce these risks. > > >http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > >============================== >Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com