Last updated: January 23, 2021
Place
Plains Baptist Church
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Quick Facts
Location:
301 North Bond Street
Significance:
President Carter attended this church until he left for the Presidency
Designation:
part of the National Historic Preservation District
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Plains Baptist Church was the church that Earl Carter, Jimmy Carter’s father, taught Sunday School at and served as a church deacon. President Carter attended this church until he left for college. In 1953 Jimmy Carter returned to Plains and resumed worship at Plains Baptist until he was elected President of the United States.