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Amherstburg First Baptist Church

Amherstburg First Baptist Church in Amherstburg, Ontario, photographed in 2026.
Amherstburg First Baptist Church in Amherstburg, Ontario, photographed in 2026. Amherstburg First Baptist Church, Amherstburg, Ontario, 2026-05-10 01 · Chris Woodrich · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Amherstburg First Baptist Church, in Ontario, was a principal Underground Railroad-related Black church and a spiritual home for thousands of Black Baptists. As Mother Church of the Amherstburg Regular Missionary Baptist Association, it played a crucial role in developing Black communities and identity in Ontario.

Scope & context

The church and its association, not the Underground Railroad as a whole (see CA-K150).

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