IMG0990 Church Steeple
First Baptist Church, Salisbury St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Began on March 8, 1812 when 14 slaves of African descent and nine free persons of European descent gathered in the “State House” to form a Baptist church. A delegation of African American members requested and were granted letters of dismissal on June 5, 1868. Descendants of the slaves constitute what is now FBC Wilmington Street. The church was located on Moore Square, in Briggs Hardware, and on the corner of Wilmington and Morgan Streets before the first service was held in the current building on September 11, 1859. While having a rich heritage of distinguished pastoral leadership, there is also a rich heritage of strong and thoughtful lay leadership. Both men and women form the backbone of this church and its service to Christ and the world.
IMG0990 Church Steeple
First Baptist Church, Salisbury St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Began on March 8, 1812 when 14 slaves of African descent and nine free persons of European descent gathered in the “State House” to form a Baptist church. A delegation of African American members requested and were granted letters of dismissal on June 5, 1868. Descendants of the slaves constitute what is now FBC Wilmington Street. The church was located on Moore Square, in Briggs Hardware, and on the corner of Wilmington and Morgan Streets before the first service was held in the current building on September 11, 1859. While having a rich heritage of distinguished pastoral leadership, there is also a rich heritage of strong and thoughtful lay leadership. Both men and women form the backbone of this church and its service to Christ and the world.