Kiokee Baptist Church
Kiokee Baptist Church | |
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  Location within Georgia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Kiokee Rd., Appling, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°34′41″N 82°17′32″W / 33.57806°N 82.29222°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1808 |
| Architect | Boyd Danielly; John Hezikiah |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000976 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 08, 1978 |
The Kiokee Baptist Church in Appling, Georgia is the oldest continuing Southern Baptist congregation in the state.[2]
History
[edit]Kiokee Baptist Church was founded in 1772 by the Reverend Daniel Marshall and is generally regarded as the oldest continuing Baptist congregation in Georgia.[3][4]
The location of the congregation's first church building is unknown.[5] Around 1792, the congregation erected a structure known as "Marshall's Meetinghouse".[5] In 1808, the Old Kiokee building was constructed on the present site.[5][3]
A chapel was built in Appling around 1828 and operated as a mission of the church until it was destroyed by a tornado in 1875.[5] According to local tradition, the tornado may explain the turnbuckles visible in the Old Kiokee building, which are said to have been installed in an effort to realign the structure.[5]
In 1907, a former Methodist church known as "St. Mary's" was purchased and relocated to Appling, where it was used until 1937.[5] A sixth meeting house was completed in 1937 and currently serves as a chapel.[5] The church's seventh and current meeting house was completed in 1995.[5]
The church continues to hold baptisms in Kiokee Creek behind the Old Kiokee building.[5][3]
Its founder, Daniel Marshall, was the first great Baptist leader in Georgia.[6] Kiokee Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ "Kiokee Baptist Church". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Burch, Jarrett (January 26, 2007). "Kiokee Baptist Church". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Robert G. (February 18, 2005). "Daniel Marshall (1706–1784)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Georgia Humanities. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "History". Kiokee Baptist Church. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Daniel Marshall". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
External links
[edit]- First Baptist Church in Georgia historical marker
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