Located on AL Hwy 41 South in Camden, AL. 31.987239, -87.295438
Organized in 1870 and rebuilt in 1924, The Antioch Baptist Church is a one story cross -gabled frame building featuring a cruciform plan and two dominant facade towers. The church maintains for its architecture and its role in two major historic movements: The rapid expansion of the African American church immediately following the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s.
Antioch is believed to be the earliest Black Congregation in Wilcox County.
Antioch welcomed Martin Luther King Jr to preach there in 1963.
Source: Alabama Registry for property registration: (Linked here)