First African Baptist Church located in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, is recognized as the oldest African-American Baptist church in the nation. Although the official gathering place was not established until 1788, the original congregation had been meeting since 1773 by former slave George Leile, who was ordained in 1775. Leile baptized two other […]

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