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 Ό 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 • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • 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, in Wagoner County. It is on U.S. 69 0.4 miles north of 820th Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is at a roadside pullout. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6290 U.S Highway 69, Porter OK 74454, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation, specifically in the Cherokee Nation, in Northeast Oklahoma Green Country, and in Greater Tulsa. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is 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 and also the Louisiana Purchase.
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); Carter G. Woodson (approx. 1.9 miles away); Tullahassee (approx. 2 miles away); A.J. Mason & Bro (approx. 2.1 miles away); 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division National Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); "The Sentry" (approx. 4½ 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 Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2014
2. Markers Along U.S. Hwy 69
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 2024
3. Oklahoma's First Baptist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,228 times since then and 59 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 Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 2, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
