Columbus in Lowndes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Missionary Union Baptist Church

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

1. Missionary Union Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
Organized by enslaved people in 1833, Missionary Union Baptist Church is among the oldest black congregations in northeast Mississippi. After emancipation, the church was chartered in 1867 during the pastorate of Rev. Jesse Freeman Boulden. The congregation moved here in 1871. The current church was renovated in 1977.

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 33° 30.043′ N, 88° 25.189′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of 5th Avenue North and 13th Street North, on the right on 5th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1207 5th Ave N, Columbus MS 39701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American

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South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 walking distance of this marker: Queen City Hotel and 7th Avenue (approx. ¼ mile away); Sims-Brown House (approx. ¼ mile away); James T. Harrison Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Joshua Lawrence Meador (approx. ¼ mile away); Walter "Red" Barber (approx. ¼ mile away); Snowdoun (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kenneth Gatchell House (approx. 0.4 miles away); S.D. Lee Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Queen City Hotel (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Missionary Union Baptist Church (c. 1833). Visit Columbus website entry:
The Missionary Union Baptist Church, organized in 1833, is the oldest African-American

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

2. Missionary Union Baptist Church Marker

church in Northeast Mississippi. Organized during the days of slavery, services were held in the afternoons on Sundays and Wednesdays in the basement of the First Baptist Church. (Columbus-Lowndes Convention and Visitors Bureau) (Submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 409 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.