First Baptist Church
Posted by: 
Markerman62
N 30° 56.920 W 085° 23.712
16R E 653295 N 3425017
In front of the church on FL 2 in Campbellton.
Waymark Code: WMNXVQ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2015
Views: 5
Bethlehem Missionary Church was established March 12, 1825 with twenty charter members and Rev. E.W. Hallway Pastor. Landowners, slaves and the poor were all in the fellowship of the church. In 1826 ten acres of land was bought for $50 to build a church and a public school. The first meeting house was log, and the present wooden building was built in 1858. Bethlehem Church was the first Baptist church in Florida to have a Women's Missionary Society. In 1859 the name was changed to Campbellton Baptist Church and later to First Baptist Church of Campbellton. Full time services began in 1954. The church has been in existence longer than any Baptist church in Florida.
Marker Number: None
Date: 1996
County: Jackson
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Chipola Historical Trust
Website: Not listed
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