New Era Missionary Baptist Church -- Gautier MS
N 30° 23.122 W 088° 37.193
16R E 344363 N 3362601
A state historic marker for the New Era Missionary Baptist Church in Gautier MS along the US 90
Waymark Code: WMNCX1
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2015
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A new Mississippi state historic marker commemorates the history and importance of the New Era Missionary Baptist Church to the city of Gautier Mississippi, and the state as well.
The marker reads as follows:
"NEW ERA MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Organized ca. 1886, this African American church is the oldest continuous congregation in Gautier. Twice destroyed by fire, the church was rebuilt at its present site in 1893. The New Era Missionary Baptist Church choir sang at the 1936 inauguration of Governor Hugh L. White in Jackson."
Date Installed:: 2014
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi State historic commission
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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