Collection: First Baptist Church Microfilm Records

Scope and Contents

Microfilm covers over a hundred years of history from the First Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia. This includes church bulletins, deacon records, and general history of the congregation.

Dates

Creation: 1860-1988

Biographical / Historical

The First Baptist Church of Columbus in Columbus, Georgia was constituted on February 4, 1829, a year after the founding of the city itself. First known as Ephesus Baptist Church until 1833, it later became the Baptist Church of Columbus. Located on Randolph Street, later 12th Street, the church was originally a 28 x 40 wooden structure. The chapel wing was damaged by fire on April 22, 1994, and was restored and rededicated May 7, 1995.