Macedonia 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.

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, a Negro Baptist church, is located on
Horseshoe Road north of Albany.  It was organized in 1916 by Bro. M.L.
Montgomery, and land for the building was granted by Jim Rogers, one of the
original members.

     The first school for blacks in the area was held in Macedonia church,
but in 1921 a building was erected for a school.  In October, 1955 another
church building was constructed and it was dedicated in April, 1956.

--- Arthur L. Perkins, Sr.

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