Waverly in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Calvary Baptist Church

1. First Calvary Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. First Calvary Baptist Church descended from African American congregants who left First Baptist Church following the Civil War. These founding members, like many African Americans at the time, sought greater autonomy by breaking from white-controlled churches. The congregation of First Calvary first organized under a brush arbor and later met in the home of Celia Mann, now the Mann-Simons Cottage. The congregation built a permanent home, a frame structure, on Richland St. c. 1870. They remained at that location until building a new stone sanctuary at Pine and Washington Sts., which was completed in 1950. After more than fifty years of useful service that church was replaced by a modern brick sanctuary, built on the same site as the 1950 building, which was dedicated in 2005.

Erected 2016 by First Calvary Baptist Church. (Marker Number 40-190.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list.

Location. 34° 0.557′ N, 81° 1.133′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Waverly. It is at the intersection

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of Pine Street and Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 Pine Street, Columbia SC 29204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Matthew J. Perry House (within shouting distance of this marker); Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away); Visanska-Starks House (about 500 feet away); Cyril O. Spann Medical Office (about 500 feet away); Waverly (about 600 feet away); Columbia Hospital "Negro Unit" / Columbia Hospital "Negro Nurses" (about 600 feet away); Black Churches Are Still Burning (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

2. First Calvary Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2018. This page has been viewed 708 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.