Galilee 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.

GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH was established lin 1884 by the Rev. C.C.
"Coonie" Clayton for blacks in the Haynes Settlement and Springfield area.
The first church, a log building, was located in what is now the Galilee
Cemetery on the Springfield-Albany Road about a mile from the
Springfield town limits. (1)

     The first grave was located in the cemetery over 80 years ago,
although the oldest marked grave found so far is from the year 1918.
A second church site was chosen, but when and why is not yet clear,
and the old log building was left to deteriorate.  The new site was
in the Haynes Settlement, the present location, but a hurricane
destroyed the second sanctuary in 1908.

     In recent years, a new church has been built at Haynes Settlement
and the members have chosen to retain the original church name.
Aubra Fontenot and Calvin C. Fayard.