Transportation & Parking
Parking is provided at Christ Church Frederica,
Wesley United Methodist Church and Oglethorpe Point Elementary
(all within close proximity of each other).
Sea Island Buses will provide Transportation from
Christ Church, Frederica and designated parking areas to Sea
island. Sea Island Shuttle buses will provide
transportation between the featured homes on the island.
The Tour on Sea Island
Buses will depart from Christ Church for Sea
Island arriving at either Stop #1 or #2 where you
will begin your tour. Shuttle buses will run
continuously between all 6 stops, with each stop
clearly identified
by signage and marked on the map included with your brochure.
Some
patrons may desire to walk between a few stops
that are located only a few blocks away from
each other. You may visit stops in any order that
is convenient for you. We anticipate
spending no longer than 20 minutes in each home,
with the total tour of homes and
transportation taking 3 hours.
Return
buses
to Christ Church will depart continuously from
Sea Island adjacent to Stop #6.
Other Information
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Tickets must
be brought to the event.
Everyone attending the Annual
Tour of Homes MUST have a ticket with them to present before
boarding a bus. This can be a computer printed ticket displaying
the correct bar code that was printed after being ordered
online, or a Mobile ticket on your cell phone - displaying the
bar code specific to your own ticket. Order confirmations or
emails without a bar code CANNOT be used for admission. Only a
printed ticket or a Mobile ticket with a bar code will be
accepted.
Questions about the Annual Tour of Homes?
Historical Narratives at Christ Church
The Docents of Christ Church, Frederica will
present historical narratives from 11AM until 4PM in various
places in and around the church and the parish hall. Highlights
include how Anglican worship began on St. Simons Island in 1736
when General James Oglethorpe arrived with two newly ordained
Church of England priests, brothers Charles and John Wesley.
The formation of our Parish in 1808 as a Protestant Episcopal
Church on the heels of the Revolutionary War with the first
church structure built in 1820. Hear how Anson G.P. Dodge
arrived on the island as a 19-year old in 1879 to observe his
family’s lumber mill and was so moved by the little parish that
he entered Seminary in New York in order to return to St. Simons
Island to minister and build a new church with his own funds,
replacing the 1820 structure.
Learn about the first African American Episcopal Deaconess, Anna
Alexander, who was born circa 1865 to parents formerly enslaved
on the island. End your day's discoveries with a spiritual walk
of the new Christ Church Labyrinth located a short distance
across the road from Christ Church.
The Labyrinth at Christ Church, Frederica
Dedicated last
December, the Labyrinth at Christ Church, Frederica, is a
welcomed addition to the Christ Church campus. Nestled on the
wooded path from Frederica Road to the WesleyGarden, it offers
guests a unique opportunity for respite, reflection, and
rejuvenation. Embraced by many faith traditions and cultures, a
labyrinth is a walking meditation or prayer. A large circle with
a single path that winds back and forth, moving alternatively
toward and away from the center, labyrinths are a metaphor for
life. For more information
on the Labyrinth at Christ Church and how to walk one,
https://ccfssi.org/labyrinth.
Directions to Christ Church:
(6329 Frederica Road)
As you enter St. Simons
Island (see map below)……………
After crossing the Torras Causeway,
stay in left traffic lane, proceed
through the light onto Sea Island Road. After several miles, at the second traffic light, turn
left onto Frederica Road. After several more miles, at the traffic circle, take second exit onto
Frederica Road. Proceed approximately 1 mile. Christ Church is on your
left. Beyond the church is the Parish House, also on the left.
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