Near Porter in Wagoner County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Oklahoma's First Baptist Church
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2014
1. Oklahoma's First Baptist Church Marker
The Fountain Baptist Church ¼ mi. S. & 1 mi. E. believed to be the successor to Oklahoma's first Baptist church organized by Rev. Isaac McCoy Sept. 9, 1832 in this vicinity at Ebenezer Station with six charter members: Quasch, Bob, and Ned, slaves of the Creeks; Rev. & Mrs. David Lewis, missionaries; and John Davis, a Creek who later was the first Baptist minister ordained in what is now Oklahoma. The church grew until the Civil War when it ceased activities until the Era of Reconstruction. Meeting houses in various locations were used including a frame structure built in 1901 at site of present building erected 1956 by Black, Indian, and White Baptists of Oklahoma symbolic of these races in the church's origin.
Erected by Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1848.
Location. 35° 49.932′ N, 95° 24.152′ W. Marker is near Porter, Oklahoma
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wigwam Neosho (here, next to this marker); Chief Pushmataha (a few steps from this marker); Tullahassee Mission (a few steps from this marker); 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division National Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); "The Sentry" (approx. 4½ miles away); Union Agency (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named Union Agency (approx. 4.6 miles away); Muskogee Nation Commemorative Stone (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Porter.
Also see . . . Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. (Submitted on April 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2014
2. Markers Along U.S. Hwy 69
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 36 times this year. Last updated on April 21, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
