Gillfield Baptist Church (Petersburg, Virginia)
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Gillfield Baptist Church is the second-oldest black Baptist congregation in Petersburg, Virginia and one of the oldest in the nation. It has the oldest handwritten record book of any black church.[1] It was organized in 1797 as a separate, integrated congregation. In 1818 it built its first church at its current lot on Perry Street.
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Gillfield Baptist Church | |
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37.2235°N 77.4077°W / 37.2235; -77.4077 | |
Location | 209 Perry Street, Petersburg, Virginia |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Baptist |
Website | www.gillfieldbaptistchurchpetersburg.org/ |
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Heritage designation | Virginia |
Completed | 1797 |
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In 1957 its ninth pastor the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker (1953–1959), co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the congregation in the Civil Rights Movement in Petersburg. It continues to serve the community today.