Radford, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lovely Mount Baptist Church
(First Baptist Church)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 10, 2017
1. Lovely Mount Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Lovely Mount Baptist Church. (First Baptist Church). On 13 Nov. 1869, the Rev. Capt. Charles S. Schaeffer of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands met with the people of Lovely Mount (later Radford) and organized the Lovely Mount Baptist Church. In 1898, the congregation purchased the Lutheran church that stood at this location on Fairfax Street, and changed its name to the First Baptist Church. The first church of the Baptist denomination tn Radford, Lovely Mount/First Baptist Church served the African American community for more than 60 years until Radford College purchased it in 1961 and demolished it to expand Peters Hall.
On 13 Nov. 1869, the Rev. Capt. Charles S.
Schaeffer of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen,
and Abandoned Lands met with the people of
Lovely Mount (later Radford) and organized the
Lovely Mount Baptist Church. In 1898, the congregation purchased the Lutheran church that stood at this location on Fairfax Street, and
changed its name to the First Baptist Church.
The first church of the Baptist denomination tn
Radford, Lovely Mount/First Baptist Church
served the African American community for more
than 60 years until Radford College purchased it
in 1961 and demolished it to expand Peters Hall.
Erected 2010 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-330.)
Location. 37° 8.177′ N, 80° 32.97′ W. Marker is in Radford, Virginia. Marker can be reached from Fairfax Street west of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. It is on the campus of Radford College at Peters Hall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Radford VA 24142, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker,
2. Peters Hall and Lovely Mount Baptist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
