Court Street Baptist Church

The tallest object on the downtown skyline of , Court Street Baptist Church serves the black Baptist population of Lynchburg. Organized in 1843, the congregation—originally known as the African Baptist Church of Lynchburg—was the first of its kind in the city.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Baptist
  • Description: church building in Virginia, United States of America
  • Address: 517 Court Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Academy of Music and Lynchburg Courthouse.

Theater building
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The is a historic theatre building located in . is situated 830 feet northeast of Court Street Baptist Church.

Museum
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The is a historic courthouse building located at . is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Court Street Baptist Church.

Historic site
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is a national historic district located at . is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Court Street Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diamond Hill Historic District and Kemper Street Industrial Historic District.

Neighborhood
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The is a national historic district located in .

Neighborhood
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The …

Town
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is a census-designated place in , , United States. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Court Street Baptist Church.

Court Street Baptist Church

Latitude
37.41624° or 37° 24′ 59″ north
Longitude
-79.14668° or 79° 8′ 48″ west
Elevation
705 feet (215 metres)
Established
1843
Open location code
8792CV83+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 323595062
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­baptist
Geo­Names ID
4754271
Wiki­data ID
Q5178276
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