Midway CME Cemetery Conservation Project

Midway CME in Thomasville, GA was founded in the 1800s, and served as the primary church (and later, school) for locally enslaved people, and later, their freed descendants. There are reports that there was a time that over 200 enslaved people congregated here.

We recently discovered that this cemetery has been totally neglected, and taken over by nature. The small fraction of what can be seen today has been cleared by a single former attendee. It has taken three years for him to uncover what has been done so far.

There are still countless graves beyond those woods.

We are honored to be able to bring this important burial site back to the condition it deserves BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!

+ YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE MONETARILY TO THE CAUSE: Contributions will go directly to equipment to clear the area, cleaning supplies, and professional consulting to survey the cemetery. The Go Fund Me is here:

+ YOU CAN VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME FOR CLEANING DAYS: Just fill out this form: https://forms.gle/F1MExyxENhALFqrr7

+ YOU CAN DONATE EQUIPMENT OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Just fill out this form: https://forms.gle/F1MExyxENhALFqrr7

+ YOU CAN HELP RAISE AWARENESS: If you aren't able to donate or volunteer, you can also help by sharing the posts on our Facebook page to help spread the word. Please share from the Facebook Page here: facebook.com/MidwayCMEChurch

All donations will go directly to our efforts to resurrect the portion of this cemetery that is all but forgotten. We will need professional services, equipment, cleaning supplies, and volunteers to get this project done. We have also included a portion of the budget for a plaque that we hope to place at the site to commemorate those buried here.