First Baptist Church
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This church, Michigan’s oldest Baptist church, was begun in 1821 by a small band of pioneers who came to Pontiac through the forest and swamp from Mount Clemens. In 1824 the Reverend Elkanah Comstock became the church’s first pastor. The congregation met in homes, the schoolhouse, and the courthouse until it dedicated its own building in 1841.
In 1896 the church moved to its present location. Fifty-five years later on July 1, 1951, this building was dedicated. The church’s large missionary program is well known.
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