Port Wentworth in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Richmond Baptist Church

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 10, 2012

1. Richmond Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Richmond Baptist Church and its adjoining cemetery were organized on March 14, 1897 under the leadership of Rev. E.K. Love, third pastor of First African Baptist Church in Savannah. Rev. Love was a significant missionary and religious leader in the African-American community throughout Georgia. Richmond was one of thirteen identified Savannah praise houses under the administration of First African Baptist Church in 1884. Established in the tradition of earlier plantation praise houses intended to Christianize the enslaved populations of rural plantations, Richmond Baptist Church served the African Americans of Richmond Plantation. Richmond maintained religious worship under the affiliate plantation membership of First African Baptist Church of Savannah.

Erected 2012 by The Georgia Historical Society and the Richmond Baptist Church. (Marker Number 25-39.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1679.

Location. 32° 12.073′ N, 81° 11.932′ W. Marker is in Port Wentworth, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is on State Highway 21, on the right

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when traveling south. Located just south of Barrien Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7351 GA Highway 21 (Augusta Road), Port Wentworth GA 31407, 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 in Greater Savannah.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mulberry Grove Plantation (approx. 1.6 miles away); Washington's Southern Tour (approx. 1.6 miles away); Historic Ship Anchor (approx. 1.8 miles away); Houston Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Village of Abercorn (approx. 2.6 miles away); Atlantic Coastal Highway Through Georgia (approx. 3.4 miles away); Goshen Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Savannah River Plantations (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Wentworth.

Additional commentary.
1. The Marker
Although labeled and casted as 2011, the marker was erected in 2012, with its Blessing and Dedication March 10, 2012

— Submitted March 10, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.

Richmond Baptist Church with Marker along GA Route 21 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 10, 2012

2. Richmond Baptist Church with Marker along GA Route 21

Richmond Baptist Church Marker dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 10, 2012

3. Richmond Baptist Church Marker dedication

Richmond Baptist Church Marker unveiled by church officials and dignitaries image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 10, 2012

4. Richmond Baptist Church Marker unveiled by church officials and dignitaries

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 10, 2012

5. Richmond Baptist Church Marker Dedication

Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,442 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 10, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.