Pike Road in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Antioch Baptist Church

Mount Meigs, Alabama

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 27, 2014

1. Antioch Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized on June 5, 1818, the Antioch Baptist Church at Mt. Meigs was the first church of any denomination established in Montgomery County. Rev. James McLemore was its founder and first pastor. Antioch, like most churches in the county, had both white and black members before the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Antioch was officially incorporated in May of 1911 under a 9-man board of trustees. In 1919, the Antioch congregation built a new church building on land adjoining the Peoples Village School using material from the old church building; it was bricked and rededicated in 1980. In 1989, classrooms and a fellowship hall were added and a larger sanctuary with a capacity for 1,500 worshipers followed in 1999. The public road leading to the church is designated “Antioch Lane” in recognition of the role Antioch has played in the surrounding communities.

Erected 2008 by the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1911.

Location. 32° 21.29′ N, 86° 6.228′ W. Marker is in Pike Road, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at

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the intersection of Gibbs Road and Antioch Lane, on the right when traveling south on Gibbs Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 738 Gibbs Road, Pike Road AL 36064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Georgia Washington School (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Ulibahali (approx. half a mile away); Ray Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Taylor Field (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Oaks Plantation (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lucas Tavern (approx. 3.7 miles away); Augusta and the Old Augusta Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pike Road.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Chantilly Plantation (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Antioch Baptist Church web site. (Submitted on February 27, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Antioch Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 27, 2014

2. Antioch Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,302 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.