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Morattico Baptist Church was a pioneering Baptist church established near Morattico, Virginia in 1778.[1] Lewis Lunaford was its first pastor.[2]
It had black and white congregants.[3] Members included Robert Carter III who became a prominent abolitionist, Addison Hall, and his daughter Henrietta Hall Shuck.[2] J. B. Jeter served as pastor.[4]
A historical marker commemorates its history.[5]
By 1843 with 948 members it may have been the largest Baptist church in in the world.[6] A history center at the church was added in 2023.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Staff, Rappahannock Record (September 27, 2023). "Morattico Baptist dedicates Hunton-Lunsford History Room". Rappahannock Record.
- ^ a b "Our History". Historic Morattico Baptist Church. February 7, 2020.
- ^ Sobel, Michal (8 June 2021). The World They Made Together: Black and White Values in Eighteenth-Century Virginia. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400820498.
- ^ Hatcher, William Eldridge (1887). "Life of J.B. Jeter, D. D."
- ^ "Morattico Baptist Church Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ^ "Rooted in Religion: Morattico Baptist Church + Christ Church Showcase History". Issuu.
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