Zion Baptist Church (Marietta, Georgia)

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Zion Baptist Church
Old Zion Baptist Church
Zion Baptist Church (Marietta, Georgia)
Location149 Haynes Street NE
Marietta, Georgia 30060
CountryUnited States
Denomination Baptist
Website www.zbcmarietta.org
History
FoundedApril 8, 1866
Zion Baptist Church
Zion Baptist Church, Marietta.jpg
Zion Baptist Church (2014)
Coordinates 33°57′18.68″N84°32′50.10″W / 33.9551889°N 84.5472500°W / 33.9551889; -84.5472500 Coordinates: 33°57′18.68″N84°32′50.10″W / 33.9551889°N 84.5472500°W / 33.9551889; -84.5472500
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 90001026 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 11, 1990 [2]

The Zion Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia is a Baptist church which was founded in 1866 by African American members of another Baptist church in the city. The current building, built in 1888, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [2] [3]

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History

In 1865, African American members of First Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia (many of whom had been slaves prior to the Civil War) petitioned the church for dismissal in order to form a black church under their own administration. [4] This dismissal was granted the following year and Zion Baptist Church was officially founded on April 8, 1866, with Reverend Ephraim Rucker as the church's first pastor. [4] [5] The 88 original members of this congregation constructed a wooden church house on land donated by First Baptist. [6] In 1888, this building was converted to a brick church building. [5] [6] This building would serve as the congregation's meeting house until 1978, when a new building was constructed across the street from this structure. [4] As membership continued to grow, another building was constructed by the church in 2007. [7] The 1888 building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1990. [1] Today, tours are given of the restored building, which occasionally hosts weddings. [6]

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The church invites all people from any background to join them.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Zion Baptist Church". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 11, 1990. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (April 23, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Zion Baptist Church / Old Zion Baptist Church". National Park Service . Retrieved January 9, 2021. With accompanying seven photos from 1990
  4. 1 2 3 Lassiter 1999, p. 27.
  5. 1 2 Savage 1994, p. 176.
  6. 1 2 3 Glover V, McTyre & Paden 1999, p. 44.
  7. Kirby & Guarnieri 2007, p. 53.

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