| The Baptist Church of Christ at Sardis was built in 1917 on the site of an earlier church building. The single room church is rectangular in shape with a high-pitched front facing gable roof with two symmetrically placed front doors. It is a typical form for rural churches in Mississippi dating back to the 1850s. The pews and pulpit are original to the church. The lumber used in the construction came from timber grown in the community and milled onsite. A cemetery is set to the rear of the church and outlined by a decorative iron fence. This building was listed on the National Register on March 21, 2011. David Preziosi, Executive Director of the Mississippi Heritage Trust, wrote the nomination. |