Wheat Street Baptist Church

Wheat Street Baptist Church
Wheat Street Baptist Church (2020)
Wheat Street Baptist Church Show map of Atlanta Wheat Street Baptist Church Show map of Georgia Wheat Street Baptist Church Show map of the United States
33°45′19″N 84°22′32″W / 33.7551682°N 84.3756783°W / 33.7551682; -84.3756783
Denomination	Baptist
Website	www.wearewheatstreet.org
History
Founded	1869
Architecture
Completed	August 1921

Wheat Street Baptist Church is a historic black Baptist church located in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1869, the current building was constructed in 1921 and is located adjacent to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The church is notable for the role it played in the Civil Rights Movement, especially under the leadership of William Holmes Borders, who served as pastor of the church from 1937 to 1988.