Near Skipperville in Dale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Morgan Baptist Church
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Church Pastors
Photographed by James L.Whitman, February 7, 2021
1. Morgan Baptist Church Marker
Morgan Baptist Church. Organized in 1913, Morgan Baptist Church traces its origins to nearby Beersheba Primitive Baptist Church (ca. 1850) and its successor, Englewood Church. The congregation began meeting in the Morgan Schoolhouse, which stood across the road from the current church, before purchasing land for a new facility from T.G. and M.L. Loftin and the County. Joe Phillips, the first pastor furnished much of the lumber for the church from his sawmill. Church members constructed the building over the course of about two years. The church has undergone several additions and renovations.
Church Pastors. (1913-2014). Joe Phillips, Sebe Hunts, Joe Shields, Taylor Morris, John Bowden, Jim Baxter, William Pugh, T.M. Shirah, W.M. Dean, J.D. Willingham, B.J. Marshall, D.C.H. Fuller, Gene Todd, I.R. Hicks, Hohn Griffin, M.J. Walding, William A.Baker, A.M. Glover, Dowling Woodham, Edwin R.Walter, Larry Phelps, James A.Whitt, C.H. McKnight, George Dubose, John Payne, Darryl Hammonds, Jim Booth, Jim Strength, Bill Weed, Kyle Robertson
Erected 2014 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Morgan Baptist Church.
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Location. 31° 33.377′ N, 85° 30.802′ W. Marker is near Skipperville, Alabama, in Dale County. It is on Morgan Church Road (County Road 333) 0.1 miles east of County Road 60, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3797 Co Rd 333, Skipperville AL 36374, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. 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, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Asbury Methodist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Peniel Baptist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Salem Baptist Church (approx. 5 miles away); Union Presbyterian Church / Founders and Early Pastors
Photographed by James L.Whitman, February 7, 2021
2. Morgan Baptist Church Marker (reverse)
Photographed by James L.Whitman, February 7, 2021
3. Morgan Baptist Church & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
