- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Springfield Baptist Church
- Date of Original:
- 2005
- Subject:
- Church buildings--Georgia--Augusta
Buildings--Georgia--Augusta
Baptist church buildings--Georgia--Augusta
Historic buildings--Georgia--Augusta
African American churches--Georgia--Augusta
Stained glass windows--Georgia--Augusta
Crosses--Georgia--Augusta
Flags--United States
Church pennants
Augusta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc
Springfield Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Springfield Baptist Church, pictured in 2005, is one of the oldest African American churches in the country. The sanctuary features stained glass windows and a baptismal font.
Photograph of an interior wall of the sanctuary of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. A lighted cross hangs between two peaked stained glass windows. The words "And they went down both into the water" are painted above the windows. An American flag and a Christian flag stand on either side of the windows.
Founded in 1773, Springfield Baptist Church is one of the oldest black congregations in the United States. The cornerstone for the current church building was laid in 1897. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/springfield-baptist-church/m-9845/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/springfield-baptist-church
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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