- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Gum Branch Baptist Church historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Liberty County
Church buildings--Georgia--Gum Branch - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Liberty County, Gum Branch, 31.85826, -81.72678
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Located on Ga. 196 at Gum Branch
Text of marker: "GUM BRANCH BAPTIST CHURCH. This church was organized in 1833 as the Gum Branch Primitive Baptist Church by members of Beard's Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Among the charter members were Samuel and David Delk. The land for the church was given by Fashau Long, Jr. In 1838 a church building was erected to replace the brush arbor meeting place. Leaders at this time were James N. Mobley, Albert Mobley, A.B. Flowers, Evan Wells, J.N. Tatum, John and Jeremiah Baker, and Augustus Delk. The earliest known pastor was the Reverend Lewis Price, Jr., 1860- 61. Gum Branch Church was a member of the Baptist Union Association until 1908 when it became a member of the New Sunbury Baptist Association. The church began having full time services in February 1949. Erected 1996 by the Liberty County Historical Society" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_gum-branch-baptist-church
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_gum-branch-baptist-church
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
