Wheat Street Baptist Church | |
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33°45′19″N 84°22′32″W / 33.7551682°N 84.3756783°W | |
Denomination | Baptist |
Website | www |
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.