Long Beach in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

First Baptist Church Original Site

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

1. First Baptist Church Original Site Marker

Inscription. Interested Baptists met April 15, 1909, in town's central school, one block north, and organized with 21 charter members. Dr. Webb Brame, Baptist missionary-chaplain, called as first pastor. Worship services during first year held at City Hall. First revival July 1909 added 22 new members and raised $649 to buy corner lot. Original wood- frame church building dedicated April 10, 1910. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed worship center, administrative, and educational buildings August 29, 2005, congregation voted to relocate church campus to 300 North Cleveland Avenue.
Originally erected April 15, 1999, by Long Beach Historical Society and First Baptist Church. Restored after Hurricane Katrina.

Erected 1999 by Long Beach Historical Society • First Baptist Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1909.

Location. 30° 20.805′ N, 89° 8.949′ W. Marker is in Long Beach, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of Jeff Davis Avenue and West 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on

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Jeff Davis Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 504 Jeff Davis Ave, Long Beach MS 39560, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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 walking distance of this marker: Hurricane Katrina / Storm Recovery (approx. 0.2 miles away); City of Long Beach Centennial 1905-2005 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Long Beach Schools (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Bank and Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); Long Beach Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); War Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Long Beach World War II Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); United Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 9, 2024

2. First Baptist Church Original Site Marker

of all markers in Long Beach.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.