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Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church at 26 Radcliffe Street in . The Central Baptist Church was completed in 1893 and is considered the first church in Charleston founded and constructed entirely by African-Americans.
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  • Email: cbcsaves@bellsouth.net
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Baptist
  • Description: church building in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Address: 26 Radcliffe Street, Charleston, SC 29403
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coming Street Cemetery and St. Matthew’s German Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Cemetery
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The is located at 189 Coming Street, in . This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the was founded in 1762 by Sephardi Jews and is the oldest Jewish burial ground in the South. is situated 820 feet northwest of Central Baptist Church.

Church
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The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Charleston, South Carolina, was incorporated on December 3, 1840. Through usage and custom the Church is now known as St. is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Central Baptist Church.

Museum
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The is a public natural history museum situated on the campus of The College of Charleston, a public liberal arts college in Charleston, South Carolina. is situated 1,500 feet south of Central Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charleston and Wraggborough.

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is the largest and oldest city in the state of in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where is today.

Central Baptist Church

Latitude
32.78872° or 32° 47′ 19″ north
Longitude
-79.94074° or 79° 56′ 27″ west
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Inception
1893
Levels
2
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Operator
Central Baptist Church
Open location code
8742Q3Q5+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 446040420
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­baptist
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Geo­Names ID
4574156
Wiki­data ID
Q4552045
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In Other Languages

“Central Baptist Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中央浸信会教堂”
  • Chinese: “中央浸信會教堂”

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