Antioch Baptist Church in Gloucester’s Coke area, and Antioch Baptist Church in Saluda, will both be in the historical spotlight this weekend.
Antioch Gloucester
Gloucester’s Antioch Baptist Church, built in 1922, is now the site of services held at 12:30 p.m. Saturdays by its steward, The Truth in the Spirit. The church is located at 4604 Cedar Bush Road.
Oral histories are being collected in cooperation with the Fairfield Foundation by oral historian Dr. Jessica Taylor, at the church during a one-hour time slot between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday, and between 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call Sara Lewis at 757-784-0344 or Apostle Markita Brooks at 757-348-6715 to reserve a slot.
Especially sought are recollections of Antioch and the Piney Swamp community, both of which evolved from nearly Fairfield plantation.
Free events being held in connection with the Antioch Week observance include the following:
Friday, 5:30 p.m., Nathanial Glasgow, Fairfield Foundation GIS specialist an...