- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Brooks County
Church buildings--Georgia--Brooks County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Brooks County, 30.84197, -83.58021
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 1.5 miles south of Ga. 122 at Sand Hill (west of Barney)
Text of marker: "BETHEL PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH. Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, the second Baptist Church to be organized in the area of old Lowndes County, was constituted September 2, 1826. The organizing Presbytery were: Elders Benjamin Manning, Matthew Albritton and Henry Melton, with Deacon William A. Knight. Charter members of Bethel Church were: Elder Melus Thigpen and his wife, Sarah; Archibald Strickland and his wife, Luander; Henry C. Tucker and his wife, Sarah. Elder Thigpen served as supply pastor until 1828, when the Rev. Matthew Albritton was called to the charge of Bethel Church. 014-8 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_bethel-primitive-baptist-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_bethel-primitive-baptist-church
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
