Union Baptist Church began in 1869 as Old Landmark Baptist Church, organized by Rev. Henry McCrea and survivors of the slave ship Clotilda: Pollee Allen, Rose Allen, Katie Cooper, Anna Keeby, Ossa Keeby, Josephina Lee, Peter Lee, Charles Lewis, Celia Lewis, Cudjo Lewis, Zuma Livingstone, and Clara Turner. Its first pastor was Henry Watson. The church evolved from historic Stone Street Baptist Church and was built on the location known as the Praying Ground. In 1903 it was renamed Union Baptist Church, and a sanctuary constructed in 1918 also served as the first school for Magazine Point, now known as Africa Town. Its final renovation came in 1955, and African roots continue to nourish the spirit of the community.