Urban Core in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Bethel Baptist Institutional Church

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, April 15, 2023

1. Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Marker

Inscription. Black Historical Tour
Bethel Baptist
Institutional Church
founded in 1838
Jacksonville’ first organized
Baptist church
“Bethel’s light must ever shine
God’s message it must send
and it must beam eternally
into the hearts of men”
Present ediface built in 1904
1058 Hogan Street
“The spirit of Bethel’s one hundred
and forty-two years of Christian
living, learning, loving”
ARA - HUD project

Erected 1979 by The Bethel Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 30° 20.157′ N, 81° 39.492′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Urban Core. Marker is at the intersection of Bethel Baptist Street and Rudolph McKissick Sr Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on Bethel Baptist Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 Bethel Baptist Street, Jacksonville FL 32202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1914 United Confederate Veterans Reunion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camp Site of the Forty-Ninth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Monument to Women of the Southern Confederacy

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(approx. ¼ mile away); St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Barnett Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Florida's First African-American Insurance Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); T. V. Porter House (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Old Stanton" High School (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

More about this marker. The Bethel Baptist Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 1978. #78000938

Also see . . . Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. (Submitted on April 23, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, April 15, 2023

2. Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.