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Big Bethel Cemetery traces its beginnings to the years just after the Civil War, when former slaves who had worshipped alongside their owners at nearby Mount Zion Baptist Church established their own congregation on this Marietta site. First gathering under a brush arbor, they named it Big Bethel Baptist Church and later replaced it with a brick building. The congregation adopted the name Gathering of Champions Church International in 2002.
Big Bethel Cemetery is a cemetery in Marietta, Cobb County. It is one of 186 cemeteries documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8909, -84.6125 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Schofield's Headquarters (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include 16th A.C. to Roswell, Cheney, Andrew J., House, and Cheney Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Big Bethel Cemetery traces its beginnings to the years just after the Civil War, when former slaves who had worshipped alongside their owners at nearby Mount Zion Baptist Church established their own congregation on this Marietta site. First gathering under a brush arbor, they named it Big Bethel Baptist Church and later replaced it with a brick building. The congregation adopted the name Gathering of Champions Church International in 2002.
Sources: findagrave.com
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