Roads Traveled Photography: Saint Cyprians Episcopal Church in Darien was built "for the Colored People of McIntosh County," through the efforts of the Rev. James
Wentworth Leigh, D.D., F.S.A., Dean of Hereford, England. It was named for the martyred African Bishop.
Contributions toward the building of the church edifice were received from England, Philadelphia and from local citizens. Members of the congregation led by the Senior Warden, Lewis Jackson, gave devotedly of their time and labor.
Saint Cyprians church edifice was consecrated
Sunday April 30, 1876, by the Rt. Rev. John W.
Beckwith, Bishop of Georgia, and placed under the guardianship of Saint Andrews Episcopal Church in Darien, of which the Rev. Robert Clute was then Rector.
Tammy Mcdowell: A really great church. Family oriented and Brother Peeler teaches the true gospel. We joined the church after looking for a church closer to home. We felt very loved and welcomed.
