Near Lanett in Chambers County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Providence Baptist Church
Chambers County, Alabama
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 8, 2014
1. Providence Baptist Church Marker
Side 1
Providence Baptist Church was organized before 1836 by Elder Francis Calloway. It was one of the ten charter churches of the East Liberty Baptist Association. The small white frame church was built during the ministry of Reverend George E. Brewer, who served Providence 1883-1889. It has served some of the best known families in all this section including the: Askews, Harringtons, Wolfes, Calloways, Barrows, Meadors, Slaughters, Shealeys, Wallaces, Lancasters, Burdetts, Meadows, and others.
Side 2
Providence has been served by many noted pastors: W.D. Harrington, 21 years; W.C. Bledsoe, W.E. Lloyd, George E. Brewer, C.J. Burden, A.S. Brannon, W.P. Cofield, J.P. Hunter, C.B. Martin, Earle Trent, Oley C. Kidd, Albert Strozier, Carl Burke, Ralph Williams, U.M. Starnes, Jimmy Auchmuty, J.H. Carroll, James Coleman, Robert Crowder. Several early members left Providence Church to go out and form other Baptist churches.
Erected 1979 by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 32° 52.65′ N, 85° 16.03′ W. Marker is near Lanett, Alabama, in Chambers County. It is on Country
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Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 original Cherokee Nation, 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: Lanier High School (approx. 3.9 miles away); Town of Bluffton, Alabama / City of Lanett, Alabama (approx. 4½ miles away); New Hope Rosenwald School (approx. 4.7 miles away); Fort Tyler (approx. 4.7 miles away in Georgia); a different marker also named Fort Tyler (approx. 4.7 miles away in Georgia); More Enduring Than Marble (approx. 4.7 miles away in Georgia); Battle of West Point (approx. 4.9 miles away in Georgia); Ocfuskooche Tallauhassee (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lanett.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Bluffton-Lanett, Alabama (was approx. 4½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 8, 2014
2. Providence Baptist Church Marker (reverse)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 8, 2014
3. Providence Baptist Church
Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 8, 2014
4. Marker area.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,292 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on May 15, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 8, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
