Hamilton Park in Scottdale in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Chapel First Baptist Church

Avondale Estates, Ga.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, March 27, 2026

1. Chapel First Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
Estab. 1897. Rev. Jim Kilgo, Pastor
Rebuilt 1948. Rev. M.M.McGuire, Pastor

Deacon Board
Wade Alexander, Chmn. • C. Amons, Treasure • N. Bigby • D. Griffin • J.H.Lewis • W.C. Sperley - J. Johnson • O. Loyal • P. Flimster • C. Akens • C. Thomas • W.M. Britton • McWilliam • Sister G. Sperley, Sec. • Bro. J. Foster, Jr. • F.&A.A.Y Masons • Clim Davenport, G.M. of Ga.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 33° 47.181′ N, 84° 15.368′ W. Marker is in Scottdale, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is in Hamilton Park. It is at the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Chapel Street, on the left when traveling south on Seventh Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 371 Seventh Avenue, Scottdale GA 30079, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is

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in North America,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Gutzon Borglum House (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Waffle House (approx. 1½ miles away); July 22, 1864 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Historic Decatur Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Agnes Lee Chapter House UDC (approx. 2.2 miles away); During the Battle of Decatur (approx. 2.4 miles away); Wheeler’s Cav. at Decatur (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Stoneman Raid (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Chapel First Baptist Church unofficial Facebook page. (Submitted on March 27, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia.)

Chapel First Baptist Church, partial building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, March 27, 2026

2. Chapel First Baptist Church, partial building

Chapel First Baptist Church, full building with street sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, March 27, 2026

3. Chapel First Baptist Church, full building with street sign

Chapel First Baptist Church, street sign in vinyl image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tracy Andersen Roberts, March 27, 2026

4. Chapel First Baptist Church, street sign in vinyl

Chapel First 371 7th Ave. Pierre C. Sheppard, Sr. Pastor Sunday: Enrichment Class 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Last Sunday each month 8:30 a.m. Worship Wednesday: Chapel Talk Bible Study 7:30 p.m. chapelfirstbaptist.org YouTube

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2026, by Tracy Andersen Roberts of Atlanta, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.