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Amherstburg First Baptist Church

Amherstburg, CA

Amherstburg First Baptist Church

The Amherstburg First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, established in 1848 to serve the town's growing Black community, many of whom had escaped slavery in the United States. The church was a terminus on the Underground Railroad, with members and Pastor Anthony Bin

ga Sr. providing support to persons who crossed the Detroit River on their journey into Upper Canada. The First Baptist Church was also the mother church of the Amherstburg Regular Missionary Baptist Association, an association of local Baptist ministries that established churches and created opportunities for Black Canadians. It has remained active, though by the 2010s the congregation had dwindled to twenty members. Architecturally, the First Baptist Church is a one-storey building with rectangular massing in the Neoclassical style, with elements of Gothic Revival architecture in the windows. The building's original wood panel walls are covered in vinyl. Access is provided through a small vestibule, which enters into a rectangular central hall. A later addition provides space for social gatherings. The First Baptist Church was designated by the Town of Amherstburg under the Ontario Heritage...

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