Cumberland Island in The Settlement in Camden County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

First African Baptist Church

Founded 1893

— The Settlement, Cumberland Island —

First African Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, May 31, 2025

1. First African Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
1st A. B. Church
Founded 1893 by
Rev. T. Lockett.
Deacons
W.M. Alberty • C. Trimings • P. Mitchel

Officers 1937
C. Alberty • P. Trimings • N. Merrou • Beulah G. Alberty • Chu. Clk. • Rev. L. Morrison, Pastor.
Carved by Geo. H. Leapheart

Erected 1937.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 30° 55.426′ N, 81° 26.084′ W. Marker is in The Settlement, Georgia, in Camden County. It is on Cumberland Island. It is on Main Road 4.7 miles north of Plum Orchard Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15842 Main Rd, Saint Marys GA 31558, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and on the Sea Islands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beach Access (approx. 6.4 miles away); The Dolphin Motor Hotel (approx. 6½ miles away); The Beach Pavilion (approx. 6½ miles away); The Dolphin Club Lounge (approx. 6½ miles away); St. Andrews Beach (approx. 6½ miles away); Separate But Equal? (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Wanderer — Arrival (approx. 6.8 miles away); The Wanderer — Built For Speed (approx. 6.8 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. National Park Service - First African Baptist Church. (Submitted on May 31, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)
2. New Georgia Encyclopedia - First African Baptist Church.

The First African Baptist Church, constructed in 1937, is on the northern end of Cumberland Island.

(Submitted on May 31, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)

3. The Clio - First African Baptist Church (Cumberland Island).

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, May 31, 2025

2. First African Baptist Church Marker

The most famous of the buildings on the Settlment is the First African Baptist Church. It was originally a log structure built when The Settlement was founded. The current structure is the log cabin’s replacement that the remaining community members built in 1937.

(Submitted on May 31, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, May 31, 2025

3. First African Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2025, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.