Noticed this on the way to the Dr. R.B. Hayling residence.
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Beginnings
The church was a split from the St. James Baptist Church on Cathedral Place in March 1928. Rev. Whittiaker organized the church in February 17, 1929. He would remain pastor until 1936. They first met in a two story building on the second floor at the corner of West King and Whitney. Then later in 1929 they moved to a store which was located on their current lot. The building was used until 1937. The first deacons were George Morgan, R. H. Fields, Willie Jenkins, Arthur Pathe and E. J. Brooks. The trustees were B. Marshall, D. Andrews and B. Albert. The church was affilated with the
National Baptist Convention of the United States of America Inc.
The original sanctuary was built on this site and completed in November 1937 by Rev. E. F. Hankerson. Rev. Hankerson was a graduate of Florida Normal and Industrial School. L. Royster was the architect of the building. The ground was given by Leapheart. It was a rectangular wood building built on concrete block piers painted white.
In the beginning baptisms were conducted at the St. Johns river.
Building Rebuilt
The building was reerected on August 9, 1992 by Rev. J. A. Wright. The deacons were W. Swain, C. Holley, G. Pitts, J.Warner, and J. Crooms. The trustees were Bro. W. Swain, Sister L. B. Swain, Sister E. Jenkins, Sister E. L. Tobler and Sister M. Turner.
The M. W. U. G. L. Pha. of Florida S. D. W. S. Mt. Hored Lorde #20 of the Masons with W. M. Bro. Lacy, D. D. Moses Kings were part of the dedication.
The Civil Rights marker in front of the church reads:
Shiloh Missionary
Baptist Church
271 W. King Street
~New Augustine~
This spiritual and civic citadel was established in 1929 with Rev. R.H. Whittaker as spiritual leader, and Chairman of the Board of Deacons, D.P. Mims. This church, the gateway to New Augustine, experienced phenomenal growth under the inspired leadership of Rev. J.A. Wright, beginning in 1955 -- becoming a spiritual beacon of New Augustine and emerging leader and light of civic pride in The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Among the VANGUARD OF CIVILRIGHTS, and Shiloh Baptist communicants, were the following: Marie Smith, Pauline Williams, Valerie Brown, Isabelle
Jenkins, Valjean Brown, Mary Mitchell, Gloria Washington, Christine Brown, Sophronie Miller, and Ethel Jenkins.
Andrew Young
Andrew Young spoke at Shiloh Baptist Church. He told the marchers that they would have no protection from the police.He told them that "Now is the time to turn around, for any of you that don' want to go. We won't think ill of you, we won't talk about you, but some of us must go on." When they began praying a woman started singing "Be Not Dismayed, What E'er Be the Tide, God Will Take Care of You." Andrew Young started out the door and headed toward the slave market
downtown.
The church was a split from the St. James Baptist Church on Cathedral Place in March 1928. Rev. Whittiaker organized the church in February 17, 1929. He would remain pastor until 1936. They first met in a two story building on the second floor at the corner of West King and Whitney. Then later in 1929 they moved to a store which was located on their current lot. The building was used until 1937. The first deacons were George Morgan, R. H. Fields, Willie Jenkins, Arthur Pathe and E. J. Brooks. The trustees were B. Marshall, D. Andrews and B. Albert. The church was affilated with the
National Baptist Convention of the United States of America Inc.
The original sanctuary was built on this site and completed in November 1937 by Rev. E. F. Hankerson. Rev. Hankerson was a graduate of Florida Normal and Industrial School. L. Royster was the architect of the building. The ground was given by Leapheart. It was a rectangular wood building built on concrete block piers painted white.
In the beginning baptisms were conducted at the St. Johns river.
Building Rebuilt
The building was reerected on August 9, 1992 by Rev. J. A. Wright. The deacons were W. Swain, C. Holley, G. Pitts, J.Warner, and J. Crooms. The trustees were Bro. W. Swain, Sister L. B. Swain, Sister E. Jenkins, Sister E. L. Tobler and Sister M. Turner.
The M. W. U. G. L. Pha. of Florida S. D. W. S. Mt. Hored Lorde #20 of the Masons with W. M. Bro. Lacy, D. D. Moses Kings were part of the dedication.
The Civil Rights marker in front of the church reads:
Shiloh Missionary
Baptist Church
271 W. King Street
~New Augustine~
This spiritual and civic citadel was established in 1929 with Rev. R.H. Whittaker as spiritual leader, and Chairman of the Board of Deacons, D.P. Mims. This church, the gateway to New Augustine, experienced phenomenal growth under the inspired leadership of Rev. J.A. Wright, beginning in 1955 -- becoming a spiritual beacon of New Augustine and emerging leader and light of civic pride in The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Among the VANGUARD OF CIVILRIGHTS, and Shiloh Baptist communicants, were the following: Marie Smith, Pauline Williams, Valerie Brown, Isabelle
Jenkins, Valjean Brown, Mary Mitchell, Gloria Washington, Christine Brown, Sophronie Miller, and Ethel Jenkins.
Andrew Young
Andrew Young spoke at Shiloh Baptist Church. He told the marchers that they would have no protection from the police.He told them that "Now is the time to turn around, for any of you that don' want to go. We won't think ill of you, we won't talk about you, but some of us must go on." When they began praying a woman started singing "Be Not Dismayed, What E'er Be the Tide, God Will Take Care of You." Andrew Young started out the door and headed toward the slave market
downtown.
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