Canaan Baptist Church

211 N. Main St., Covington, Tennessee. County/parish: Tipton.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 30, 1999. NRIS 99001457.

Part of Rural African-American Churches in Tennessee MPS (NRIS 64500618).

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

Canaan Baptist Church (Covington, Tennessee)

The Canaan Baptist Church is a historic African-American church in Covington, Tennessee. The congregation was established in 1868. The church building was built in 1916 and was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is the oldest African-American church in Covington.

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