Organized November 13, 1834, was located originally on the site now occupied by the Calvary Baptist Church on Academy Street.
Twenty-four years after its founding, the church moved in 1858 to its present location on Main Street when its new building was completed. Costing $11,436.89 (plus $1,900 for the purchase of the lot), the new structure, and the fence, which stood in front of it, was built of handmade brick monogrammed “J.B.W.” for John Byne Walker, who contributed the brick made on his plantation, probably by slaves.
Brian Harlan
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