Belhaven in Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 1, 2017

1. Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. Marker

Inscription. This denomination, which has over 160 member churches in the U.S., was founded ca. 1896 in Jackson by the Rev. Charles Price Jones, preacher, evangelist, and prolific writer of religious songs.

Erected 1992 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 32° 18.492′ N, 90° 11.061′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is in Belhaven. It is on North Lamar Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jackson MS 39202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Burial Ground (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Helm Baptist Church - Original Site (about 600 feet away); Mt. Helm Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); Greenwood Cemetery (about 800 feet away); Mississippi Governors Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Smith Robertson School (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S.S. Mississippi (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 1, 2017

2. Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A. Marker

Rev. Charles Price Jones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

3. Rev. Charles Price Jones

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 957 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.