First Baptist Church 8th Street
Chattanooga, TN

First Baptist Church 8th Street
8th Street
Chattanooga , TN
423-265-3229

The First Baptist Church of Chattanooga began in 1840 as a mission of the First Baptist Church of Nashville. The church served as a hospital and chapel during the Civil War.  It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Martin Luther King applied to be pastor of this church in 1954.