Near Monticello in Jefferson County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Olive Baptist Church
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 11, 2017
1. Oliver Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Olive Baptist Church. . The Olive Baptist Church was begun in 1831, and at that time the property was in the state of Georgia. In 1872 the U.S. Congress designated this land to be a part of Florida. On Tuesday, November 22, 1853, in the Eleventh Annual Session of the Florida Baptist Association held at the Olive Baptist Church a resolution was passed that it was "proper, expedient, and practicable to form an Association, to be styled The Florida Baptist State Convention". William Brauner Cooper (1807-1878), a native of Abbeville, South Carolina, was one of the first missionary Baptist preachers in Florida. He and Olive pastor, William J. Blewett (1812-1873), a native of Anson County, North Carolina, were influential in the promotion of the idea of a new state convention. The convention was formed on November 24, 1854, at the home of Richard Johnson Mays near Madison. The Olive Baptist Church became a member of the Middle Florida baptist Association in 1993. In 2011 the Middle Florida Association had 32 churches and the Florida Baptist State Convention had over one million members with more than 2,900 churches and missions.
The Olive Baptist Church was begun in 1831, and at that time the property was in the state of Georgia. In 1872 the U.S. Congress designated this land to be a part of Florida. On Tuesday, November 22, 1853, in the Eleventh Annual Session of the Florida Baptist Association held at the Olive Baptist Church a resolution was passed that it was "proper, expedient, and practicable to form an Association, to be styled The Florida Baptist State Convention". William Brauner Cooper (1807-1878), a native of Abbeville, South Carolina, was one of the first missionary Baptist preachers in Florida. He and Olive pastor, William J. Blewett (1812-1873), a native of Anson County, North Carolina, were influential in the promotion of the idea of a new state convention. The convention was formed on November 24, 1854, at the home of Richard Johnson Mays near Madison. The Olive Baptist Church became a member of the Middle Florida baptist Association in 1993. In 2011 the Middle Florida Association had 32 churches and the Florida Baptist State Convention had over one million members with more than 2,900 churches and missions.
Erected by Florida Baptist Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location.
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30° 39.297′ N, 83° 48.877′ W. Marker is near Monticello, Florida, in Jefferson County. It is on Boston Highway (County Road 149) 1.2 miles north of Fulford Road, on the left when traveling north. Church and marker are 0.6 miles south of the Georgia State Line. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6063 Boston Highway, Monticello FL 32344, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Tallahassee and in North Florida. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
