Pioneer Hickstown Baptist Church Marker, Madison FL

Pioneer Hickstown Baptist Church Marker, Madison FL It is located in front of The First Baptist Church on Base St (US 90). The text on the marker reads as : The First Baptist Church of Madison Begun here for God\u27s glory in 1835, the church was named Madison Baptist Church in 1854 and received its present name in 1922. Founders were Abraham Moseley and R.J. Mays. Early pastors were B. Fiddler, W.B. Cooper, H.Z. Ardis, and first deacon Elisha Smith. The Florida Baptist Convention formed the State Board of Missions here December, 1880. Members were S.B.Thomas, Sr., J.M. Beggs, B.F. Wardlaw, C.W. Stephens, J.F.B. Mays, W.W. Hall, C.V. Waugh, T.E. Langley and W.N. Chaudoin. Sponsored by The First Baptist Church of Madison In Cooperation With Department of State, Bureau of Historic Preservation.https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/4582/thumbnail.jp