Morattico Baptist Church - HWW
Morattico Baptist Church was founded in the midst of the Revolutionary War on January 7, 1778, with 8 congregants. By the end of 1778 it had 66 members. The present sanctuary was built in 1856 with bricks made on site. The church claims that by 1843 it was most likely the largest Baptist Church in the world with a membership of 948 congregants. One of the most notable accomplishments is that this church sent the first woman missionary (with her husband) to China in 1836. She was the daughter of the pastor, Addison Hall. He was never to see her again as she died in childbirth in 1845. This Baptist church is recognized as the mother church not only of the Northern Neck of Virginia, but of all of Virginia.
Morattico Baptist Church - HWW
Morattico Baptist Church was founded in the midst of the Revolutionary War on January 7, 1778, with 8 congregants. By the end of 1778 it had 66 members. The present sanctuary was built in 1856 with bricks made on site. The church claims that by 1843 it was most likely the largest Baptist Church in the world with a membership of 948 congregants. One of the most notable accomplishments is that this church sent the first woman missionary (with her husband) to China in 1836. She was the daughter of the pastor, Addison Hall. He was never to see her again as she died in childbirth in 1845. This Baptist church is recognized as the mother church not only of the Northern Neck of Virginia, but of all of Virginia.