Thankful Baptist Church

Thankful Baptist Church was founded on April 26, 1840, under the name “Independent” in an area of Augusta known as “Pinched Gut.” It was the first daughter church established out of Springfield Baptist Church, which emerged from Silver Bluff Baptist Church, one of the oldest African American churches in the country. On May 13, 1898, civil rights activist Dr. W.E.B. Dubois spoke at Thankful, and during the civil rights era the church was active in organizing non-violent protests for racial equality. Over the years, Thankful also gave rise to other churches, including Macedonia Baptist Church in Augusta. Thankful Baptist Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia · United States