HOME Travel Guide Common Sense Travel
decorative font style

First African Baptist Church – A Historic Spiritual Hub in Savannah

First African Baptist Church – A Historic Spiritual Hub in Savannah First African Baptist Church – A Historic Spiritual Hub in Savannah First African Baptist Church – A Historic Spiritual Hub in Savannah First African Baptist Church – A Historic Spiritual Hub in Savannah First African Baptist Church – A Historic Spiritual Hub in Savannah Coastal Georgia Savannah

Constituted in December 1777 by Rev. George Leile, the First African Baptist Church is believed to be the oldest continually active, autonomously developed African-American congregation in North America. The church building, constructed around 1859, served as the birthplace of the area's civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s. During the Civil War, runaway slaves were hidden in a space under the floorboards of the sanctuary as part of the Underground Railroad.

See Website for Service times.

TOUR SCHEDULE:
Tuesday - Saturday at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.
Sunday at 1 p.m.


Tourist Attraction
  • Savannah Ghost Tours: Haunted Walks for Families

    Savannah Ghost Tours are Spooky and Fun for the Whole Family Coastal Georgia Savannah This family-friendly walking tour was creatively designed to combine history from the spooky side of Savannah with an interactive experience for all ages. Blending local folklore, 300 years of history, and magical illusions, this tour promises to amaze, send chills up and down your

  • Savannah Theatre: Premier Performing Arts Venue in Coastal Georgia

    Coastal Georgia Savannah Enjoy Jazz, Motown, Broadway, Disco, Country and of course the Fabulous 50s. Call our box office at 912-233-7764 for advance purchase.  Our two-hour musical comedy productions will have you, laughing, singing and tapping your toes to the melodies of well-known songs of the past and current hits as well.  

  • Explore Bonaventure Cemetery with Savannah Dash Tours

    Beautiful Bonaventure Cemetery Bonaventure in Spring Coastal Georgia Savannah Dash Tours is dedicated to personalizing the history of Savannah by sharing the life stories of those who lived here before us. Those life stories are represented by a simple dash between the dates of birth and death etched in stone that we expand upon personally and historically. We find th