First Baptist Church National Historic Site of Canada, Amherstburg, Ontario
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N 42° 06.160 W 083° 06.334
17T E 325898 N 4663321
The Windsor area of Southwest Ontario has a long association with black immigration to Canada by way of the Underground Railway. Crossing of the Detroit River represented freedom. First Baptist catered to the spiritual needs of many of the migrants.
Waymark Code: WM121R2
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 02/03/2020
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By the 1830s a critical mass of Blacks fleeing slavery in the United States had started to coalesce in the Windsor-Amherstburg region of Southwestern Ontario. Currently there are three other designations of national significance in the immediate area relating to Black history, namely the Underground Railroad and Sandwich Baptist Church in Windsor and the Nazrey AME Church in Amherstburg. Pastor Anthony Binga recognized the necessity of meeting the spiritual needs of these new and free Canadians and he was instrumental in the construction of First Baptist Church, Amherstburg. It was completed in 1849 and stands as a modest structure on the auditory hall model in a quiet neighbourhood. Architectural features entail a timber frame with wood siding, arched gothic style windows and a gable roof. This congregation has been a source of much inspiration to Blacks finding their way in a new land and it has contributed much to the Black Baptist Church tradition across the province. It was designated of national significance in 2012. A federal plaque was installed circa 2015.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Amherstburg
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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