Nanjemoy in Charles County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Nanjemoy Baptist Church
Organized in 1793
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 18, 2019
1. Nanjemoy Baptist Church Marker
United with the Maryland Baptist Union Association (now Baptist Convention of Maryland) in 1837
"In 1790 four men from Virginia crossed the Potomac River and started preaching the Gospel in Nanjemoy the Sanctuary which was build a few years later is still be used today."
Erected 1976 by Historical Committee of Baptist Convention of Maryland.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 38° 27.396′ N, 77° 12.519′ W. Marker is in Nanjemoy, Maryland, in Charles County. It is on Baptist Church Road 0.3 miles east of Port Tobacco Road (Route 6) when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3030 Baptist Church Road, Nanjemoy MD 20662, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Washington's Farm (approx. half a mile away); Carroll Farmhouse & Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Efton Hills" (approx. 1½ miles away); Mount Hope Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mt. Hope Baptist Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Memories of Douglas Point (approx. 2.7 miles away); Minister's House, Family Farm (approx. 2.7 miles away); Unique Environment (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nanjemoy.
Also see . . . Nanjemoy Baptist Church. Maryland Historic Trust Architectural Survey File PDF (Submitted on June 19, 2019.)
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 18, 2019
2. Nanjemoy Baptist Church Marker
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 18, 2019
3. Nanjemoy Baptist Church Marker & church exterior
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 18, 2019
4. Nanjemoy Baptist Church exterior
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 18, 2019
5. George Dunnington grave marker
In memory of
George Dunnington
1743-1804
1791
Church planter trustee and benefactor
for Nanjemoy Baptist Church the first
Baptist Church in Charles County MD
To God be the Glory
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2019. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 19, 2019. 2. submitted on June 19, 2019, by David Lassman of Waldorf, Maryland. 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 19, 2019. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
