Amite Baptist Church, Livingston Parish, Louisiana
File prepared by D.N. Pardue



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From the book entitled "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study
of Livingston Parish" by the members of the Livingston Parish American
Revolution Bicentennial Committee in cooperation with the Livingston 
Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial
Commission, 1976.  Reprinted by permission.  Dedicated to the memory of
Reuben Cooper and Raymond Riggs.

AMITE BAPTIST CHURCH is located on La. Hwy. 1019, the old river road from Denham Springs

to Watson.  It was organized on Oct. 9, 1841 with 20 members by the Rev. W.B. Allen, who

served the church for 45 years.

     In May, 1856, a clear title was received to a piece of land upon which the first 

building ws erected.  In August of 1862, the Union Army visited and damaged the church

building so that the members were unable to have church "either Saturday or Sunday."

     The church continued to grow to the point that it is today one of the largest rural

churches in the Southern Baptist Convention. (1) --- James Earl Minton
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(1) History of the Eastern La. Baptist Association, published with the minutes of the
132nd annual session by Mrs. L.A. (Ethel) Richardson.
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