Historic District - North in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Baptist Church
Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 9, 2008
1. First Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
First Baptist Church, Savannah’s oldest standing house of worship, was designed by Elias Carter and completed in 1833. The congregation dates to 1800. In 1922 the front of the building was extended, a cupola removed, and the edifice covered with limestone. Under the leadership of Sylvanus Landrum, First Baptist Church was one of the few southern churches to remain open throughout the Civil War. Notable pastors include W.L. Pickard, later president of Mercer University; Norman Cox, executive secretary of the Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; and Arthur Jackson, executive secretary of the Georgia Baptist Foundation.
First Baptist Church, Savannah’s oldest standing house of worship, was designed by Elias Carter and completed in 1833. The congregation dates to 1800. In 1922 the front of the building was extended, a cupola removed, and the edifice covered with limestone. Under the leadership of Sylvanus Landrum, First Baptist Church was one of the few southern churches to remain open throughout the Civil War. Notable pastors include W.L. Pickard, later president of Mercer University; Norman Cox, executive secretary of the Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; and Arthur Jackson, executive secretary of the Georgia Baptist Foundation.
Erected 2002 by Georgia Historical Society and First Baptist Church. (Marker Number 25-11.)
Location. 32° 4.561′ N, 81° 5.621′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Historic District - North. Marker is on Bull St. near W. McDonough St., on the right when traveling south. Located at Chippewa Square, Savannah. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
223 Bull Street
Chartered on November 26, 1800
Savannah's oldest house of
worship was erected in 1830-1833.
Worship Hour- Eleven o'clock
Clergy
John M. Finley, Senior Minister
James C. Richardson, Associate Minister
Carolyn Hale Cubbedge, Assistant Minister
Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 9, 2008
3. First Baptist Church
Historic American Buildings Survey
4. First Baptist Church
Historic American Engineering Record HABS GA,26-SAV,69-2
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,405 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on August 25, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on June 11, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
