Historical Marker

The First Baptist Church of Christ

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 2001

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The Story

Macon's first Baptist congregation, founded in 1826, helped establish Mercer University and bring its campus to Macon in 1871. Its members supported pioneering Baptist missions at home and abroad.

About this site

The First Baptist Church of Christ is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 2001. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8375, -83.6339 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Home of Dr. James Mercer Green (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Green-Poe House, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and Temple Beth Israel.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.8375, -83.6339 · Macon, Bibb County

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