Historical Marker

Benevolence Baptist Church

Benevolence · Randolph County · Erected 1955

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The Story

Constituted in 1840 by Missionary Baptists splitting from an earlier congregation, the church took its name from Thomas Coram's gift of five acres for church and cemetery. The present sanctuary dates to about 1900.

About this site

Benevolence Baptist Church is a historical marker in Benevolence, Randolph County, erected in 1955. It is one of 18 historical markers documented in Randolph County, among 54 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.8817, -84.7347 near Benevolence. The nearest cataloged historic site is Benevolence Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Benevolence Baptist Church Cemetery 1, Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery, and Pumpkin Creek Road Church Cemetery.

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

📍 31.8817, -84.7347 · Benevolence, Randolph County

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