First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia records
Collection Overview
The records in this collection consists of articles and clippings regarding First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia. The collection also contains photocopied minutes from Zion Baptist Association meetings (1871-1872 and 1874) held at First African Baptist as well as their rule book and constitution (1921). Of note is a booklet (1981) regarding an academic conference titled, The Black Church in Savannah,
discussing the impact of the black church on the Savannah community.
Dates
- Creation: 1871-1981
Creator
- First African Baptist Church (Savannah, Ga.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material is in English
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Historical Note
George Liele, a slave preacher who ministered along the Savannah River, formed the First African Baptist congregation sometime in the early 1770s. During the Revolutionary War, Liele left the United States and appointed Andrew Bryan, also a slave, to lead the church. Bryan built the first church in 1795. In 1833 a division split the congregation into the Bryant Church and the First African Baptist. The present structure of the First African Baptist Church at Franklin Square was erected in 1859.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 archival box)
Abstract
George Liele, a slave preacher who ministered along the Savannah River, formed the First African Baptist congregation sometime in the early 1770s. During the Revolutionary War, Liele left the United States and appointed Andrew Bryan, also a slave, to lead the church. Bryan built the first church in 1795. In 1833 a division split the congregation into the Bryant Church and the First African Baptist. The present structure of the First African Baptist Church at Franklin Square was erected in 1859. The records in this collection consists of articles and clippings regarding First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia. The collection also contains photocopied minutes from Zion Baptist Association meetings (1871-1872 and 1874) held at First African Baptist as well as their rule book and constitution (1921). Of note is a booklet (1981) regarding an academic conference titled, The Black Church in Savannah,
discussing the impact of the black church on the Savannah community.
Collection Arrangement
1. Historical Information
2. Administration and Organizational Records
3. Programs and Publications
Processing Information
Processed by Lance Brodrero, June 2006
Encoded by Melissa Bronheim, July 2010
Edited by Melissa Bronheim, July 2010
Funding from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation supported the processing of this collection.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the collection processing and encoding of this finding aid.
Subject
- Zion Baptist Association (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- African American Baptists -- Georgia -- Savannah
- African American Churches
- African American Churches -- Georgia -- Savannah
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Savannah -- Religion
- African Americans -- Georgia -- Savannah -- History
- Baptist associations
- Baptists -- Georgia -- Savannah -- History
- Church records and registers -- Georgia -- Savannah
- Enslaved persons -- Georgia
- Enslaved persons -- Religious life
- Title
- Inventory of the First African Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia, 1871 - 1981
- Author
- Processed by: Lance Brodrero; machine-readable finding aid created by: Melissa Bronheim
- Date
- © 2010
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation and the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the collection processing and encoding of this finding aid.
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu