Peachtree Center in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Congregational Church United Church of Christ

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021

1. First Congregational Church United Church of Christ Marker

Inscription. American Missionary Association (A.M.A.) teachers and clergy came to the post-Civil War South to help educate freed slaves. In 1866, missionaries established the Storrs School, located on Houston Street near Piedmont Avenue, to provide social, educational, and religious services for freedmen. Meeting in the Storrs School chapel, freedmen and white missionaries founded First Congregational Church in 1867. This integrated congregation continued to meet in the chapel until 1877 when the A.M.A. donated land on this site. In 1894, Dr. Henry Hugh Proctor became the first African-American pastor of the congregation. This building was constructed in 1908.

Erected 2002 by Georgia Historical Society • First Congregational Church-United Church of Christ. (Marker Number 60-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 33° 45.437′ N, 84° 23.048′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton

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County. It is in Peachtree Center. It is at the intersection of Courtland Street NE and John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE, on the right when traveling north on Courtland Street NE. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Courtland St NE, Atlanta GA 30303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

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: Lynching in America / 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre (here, next to this marker); National Medical Association: Medicine in the Civil Rights Movement (a few steps from this marker); Alonzo Herndon 1858-1927 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Herndon Plaza (about 600

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021

2. First Congregational Church United Church of Christ Marker

feet away); Atlanta's "Main Street" (about 700 feet away); Sweet Auburn Walk (about 700 feet away); John Calhoun Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named John Calhoun Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Also see . . .
1. Our History. Brief history on the church's website. (Submitted on November 21, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Asset Detail | First Congregational Church. National Register of Historic Places nomination (PDF) and photographs (PDF) submitted for the church. (Submitted on November 21, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

First Congregational Church-United Church of Christ image. Click for full size.

Ganeshk via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), September 15, 2012

3. First Congregational Church-United Church of Christ

View from across the intersection of Courtland Street NE (left) and John Wesley Dobbs Avenue NE (right).

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 542 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 21, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.