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First Baptist Church
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401 E Shotwell St
Bainbridge, GA
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February 15, 2021
Local Baptists worshipped in the Methodist “Log House” until 1854, when the Missionary Baptist Church (now known as the First Baptist Church) built its first house of worship at the corner of East Shotwell and Clay Streets. It was a simple, unadorned building that faced Clay Street and was built by its members. When the church outgrew the building, it was sold at auction for $29.50 and moved outside of town. It is the oldest church in Decatur County, and the building still exists today as Mt. Zion AME Church. A new church was built on the site and completed in 1893. The present brick building was begun in 1916 and completed in 1920 in the Early Classical Revival style. Because of World War I, construction took four years to complete.
Local Baptists worshipped in the Methodist “Log House” until 1854, when the Missionary Baptist Church (now known as the First Baptist Church) built its first house of worship at the corner of East Shotwell and Clay Streets. It was a simple, unadorned building that faced Clay Street and was built by…
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