Pittmantown in Suffolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Mount Sinai Baptist Church
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011
1. Mount Sinai Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Mount Sinai Baptist Church. . In 1868, the formerly enslaved Rev. Israel Cross founded Mount Sinai Baptist Church in a log building here on Benjamin Howell's land. He allegedly never closed a sermon without saying, "Buy some land, build a home, and get some education." In 1871, the congregation replaced the log church with a wood-frame building, later remodeled in 1908 and 1911. The current Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1921. Carter G. Woodson, author of The Rural Negro (1930 Edition), called it "An Unusual Church for the Rural Community." Annexes were added to the church in 1966 and 2000.
In 1868, the formerly enslaved Rev. Israel Cross founded Mount Sinai Baptist Church in a log building here on Benjamin Howell's land. He allegedly never closed a sermon without saying, "Buy some land, build a home, and get some education." In 1871, the congregation replaced the log church with a wood-frame building, later remodeled in 1908 and 1911. The current Gothic Revival building was constructed in 1921. Carter G. Woodson, author of The Rural Negro (1930 Edition), called it "An Unusual Church for the Rural Community." Annexes were added to the church in 1966 and 2000.
Erected 2007 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-129.)
Location. 36° 38.228′ N, 76° 49.778′ W. Marker is in Suffolk, Virginia. It is in Pittmantown. Marker is on Holy Neck Road (County Road 616) 0.6 miles south of Old South Quay Road (County Road 686), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6093 Holy Neck Rd, Suffolk VA 23437, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles
Also see . . . Mount Sinai Baptist Church. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on October 29, 2011.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011
2. Mount Sinai Baptist Church Marker
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011
3. Mount Sinai Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places, March 14, 2006
4. Mount Sinai Baptist Church interior
National Register of Historic Places, March 14, 2006
5. Mount Sinai Baptist Church interior
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011
6. Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cornerstone
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 28, 2011
7. In memory of Rev. I. Cross, D.D.
Born 1839. Ordained 1870. 40 years pastor of Mt. Sinai, Morning Star & Piney Grove Churches. Died May 23, 1911.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,053 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 29, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.