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The congregation of Canaan Baptist Church, primarily African-American, was organized in 1913 by Rev. David Boles, Sr., the pastor, and Brother Fred Gilbert, the deacon. During the early 20th century, it was the only organized denominational church in what is now Richmond Hill. The present sanctuary was built with support from Henry Ford. Many of the church's original congregants were descendants of the antebellum rice plantation slaves of the nearby Cherry Hill and Silk Hope plantations.
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Richmond Hill, Georgia · United States