First Baptist Church (Savannah, Georgia)
First Baptist Church is a historic congregation with a church in downtown Savannah, Georgia. The congregation dates its establishment to 1800. The building is described as the oldest surviving church building in Savannah. The church was chartered in 1801 by Georgia governor Josiah Tattnall and the church building was first used in 1833. It was one of the few southern churches to remain open through the entirety of the American Civil War. Alterations made in 1922 included extending the front of the building, cladding the building in limestone, and removing the cupola.
Previous pastors include W. L. Pickard, later president of Mercer University, and Norman Cox, the executive secretary of the Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.
