Historical Marker

The First Baptist Church

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Rooted in an 1817 prayer society, this church hosted the 1845 meeting where delegates from southern states broke from northern Baptists, over slavery, to form the Southern Baptist Convention.

About this site

The First Baptist Church is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1956. 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 33.4734, -81.9667 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Baptist Church Convention (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Samuel Hammond, First Baptist Church of Augusta, and Two Early Augusta Churches.

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

📍 33.4734, -81.9667 · Augusta, Richmond County

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