Burke County
Walker Grove Baptist Church-Keysville, Georgia
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New Salem Baptist Church-Warren County, Georgia
The congregation was founded in 1868. At the moment, I do not have much information. I do have a reference that Reverend Charles Hamilton Holloway served as the pastor prior to 1920.
Since this structure is common among Black rural churches, I suspect the original wood exterior was covered by brick.
Bethel Baptist Church-Sparta, Georgia
Hancock County
The church was founded in 1802, and the building was moved to this site in 1828. Prior to Emancipation, the church held services for slave holders and the people they enslaved.
After the Civil War, the newly freedmen and women founded Hickory Grove Baptist Church.
Bethesda Baptist Church and School-Juliette, Georgia
Monroe County
The school and original church buildings are long gone, but it’s important to know where the first Black school was located in the state.
Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church-Berrien County, Georgia
Founded in 1890, this double entrance, with the gables, intrigued me. Based on this photo, the entrance is either original or has been there quite awhile. Primitive Baptists, historically, do not build churches with adorned entryways. The congregation is active and has a well taken care of cemetery.
Harmony Baptist Church-Lincoln County, Georgia
I am currently unable to locate information on the church. The congregation was founded in 1874.