First Baptist Church Convention

Here in May 1845, delegates from southern states broke from northern Baptists over slavery and missions to organize the Southern Baptist Convention, founding what would become America's largest Protestant denomination.

First Baptist Church Convention is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1984. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4731, -81.9666 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is The First Baptist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Two Early Augusta Churches, First Baptist Church of Augusta, and Samuel Hammond.

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