Cobbtown Baptist Church was organized in 1906 by Dr. J. C. Brewton. The first pastor was B. F. Hogan, in 1907, and charter members were: William M. & Lucy Bird; Marshall & Mattie Hattaway; Mr. & Mrs. Luther Mills; Stiles A. & Roxie Ann Sikes; and Henry & Laura Yeomans. The present structure was completed in 1944. E. L. Harrison was the pastor at the time and the building committee was: W. L. Brown, Chairman; E. L. Vaughn, Treasurer; T. D. Slater, Construction Superintendent; R. L. Collins; and R. C. Coleman.
The Construction Superintendent for the Church was my Grandfather, Troy D. Slater.
I never lived there but before joining the Navy, my father Charles Slater grew up there, and we visited there as often as possible growing up, and when there, we went there.
the white section which is the foundation was built ten or more years before the church was completed. i and some young friends played on it when i was about seven or eight years old. i lived about a block away in the house you call the sikes-collins house. i was borned and raised in cobbtown and lived within ten miles of it all my life. i’m an old man now.
The bricks are of a color seldom seen in S. GA I have seen houses made of this brick over in the center of the state
I thought the same, Victor.
I agree, Victor…very nice.
The more I look the nicer it seems. Really like the way it “sits” on the white base up to the window sills. Cant tell whether it is a different material or if the masonry has simply been painted.
This is also something as architectural jumble, but It is an amazingly sophisticated design…especially for a small church in a rural town. It certainly (at least in exterior detailing) does not appear to be a pattern book design offered by many denominations in the 1st half of the 19th century.
Make that 20th century (still can’t grasp living in the 21st)
Me, either!
And I love the yellow blocks…was trying to decided yesterday between Romanesque and Gothic, but the Gothic windows and doors seem dominant.
Beautiful Church