Elizabethtown First Baptist Church - Elizabethtown, Illinois
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BruceS
N 37° 26.837 W 088° 18.418
16S E 384393 N 4145294
Plaque giving a brief history of the oldest Baptist church in Illinois with continuous services.
Waymark Code: WM6F09
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2009
Views: 3
Text of marker:
The Elizabethtown First Baptist Church
Constituted July 19, 1806
As the Big Creek Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist church in Illinois with continuous services. The site of the Big Creek Church is two miles west of this location. Elders Stephen Stilley and William Jones led in constituting the Big Creek church.
Group that erected the marker: Historical Society of the Illinois Baptis State Association
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Market & Locust St
Elizabethtown, Illinois United States
62931
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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