Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
First Bryan Baptist Church
Constituted 1788
Erected 2014 by Georgia Historical Society • First Bryan Baptist Church. (Marker Number 25-47.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.
Location. 32° 4.93′ N, 81° 5.933′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. Marker is on West Bryan Street west of Ann Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 575 W Bryan St, Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Andrew Bryan (a few steps from this marker); Birthplace of John C. Frémont (within shouting distance of this marker); William Scarbrough House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First African Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named First African Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Ryan's Excelsior Bottle Works (approx. 0.2 miles away); Haitian Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jonathan Bryan (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
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1. Our History. Rev. George Leile, a slave who became the first black Baptist missionary in America, traveled among Georgia plantations preaching to other slaves. On one of his visits to Brampton, a plantation owned by Mr. Jonathan Bryan, four slaves became converted, were baptized and later became the nucleus of the first black missionary Baptist church. These slaves were Andrew Bryan, his wife Hannah, Kate Hogg and Hagar Simpson. (First Bryan Baptist Church) (Submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. This Savannah Congregation is Older Than the United States. By the time Lord Cornwallis surrendered to Washington at Yorktown in 1783 and the United States of America celebrated the end of its war for independence, this historically black congregation in Savannah was already ten years old.(By Summer Bozeman, Visit Savannah) (Submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. First Bryan Baptist Church. Wikipedia entry on the historic church, considered to be the Mother Church of Black Baptists. (Submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.