History
Altama Presbyterian Chapel was established after Reverend Robert L. McBarth of First Presbyterian Church and a committee agreed there was a need for another Presbyterian congregation in the Brunswick Community. Initial services for Altama Presbyterian Chapel were originally held at the Gibson Hart Durden Funeral Home and Sunday School was held at the College Place United Methodist Church. Rev. Scott Poole was the organizing pastor.
On April 27th, 1969, the church name, as suggested by Howard J. Brown, was changed to Altama Presbyterian Church. The name Altama was an early name for the Altamaha River. The Indian village of Tama was located in the forks of the Ocumlgee and Oconee Rivers. The indians on the coast traveling to this village went by way of this river which became known as Al-Tama meaning “the way to Tama”.
Altama Presbyterian was formally organized with 97 charter members and ground was broken for the church on March 28th, 1971 with the building consecrated later that year in November.