The First Baptist Church
Inscription
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. In March 1817, eight men and two women, meeting in an Augusta home, formed "The Baptist Praying Society of August" - the forerunner of the First Baptist Church. Two months later the society was constituted a church. Under the leadership of the first minister, Wm. T. Brantley, this property was purchased in 1820.
A church on the site was dedicated May 26, 1821. In 1845, after serious friction arose in the national Triennial Convention, 327 delegates from eight southern states and the District of Columbia met here to form the Southern Baptist Convention. This building was erected in 1902. 121-29 Georgia Historical Commission 1956
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