Location Information
(for the Old First Baptist Church IV)
Name:(Old) First Baptist Church (IV)
Address:5th Street
City/County:Laurel, Jones County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1919-20
Context/Comments
The old building of First Baptist Church of Laurel was built in 1919-20. It was an auditorium-plan church with concentric curved seating on a diagonal axis. It was demolished about 1960, and was replaced by the present sanctuary of First Baptist Church, which was built on the same site in 1961.

The old building is included in "Lost Churches of Mississippi" (2010) (p. 121).