Philippian Baptist Church

Philippian Baptist was established on September 28, 1901, and built its first sanctuary in 1902. Like its neighbors it made a burial ground and sold lots to members and others, so a church became a way for families to own land. It has had six pastors. A preservation consultant, Laura Blokker, is preparing National Register nominations for it and the other churches in this group, and the sponsors hope to add more churches across the parish and the region.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Whitney Plantation — 16 mi
  A museum on a former sugar plantation along the River Road that tells its story through the people who were enslaved there, with memorials to 107,000 enslaved Louisianans and 2,200 children.
• E. D. White Historic Site — 18 mi
  A National Historic Landmark house of about 1790 on Bayou Lafourche, built by enslaved people and home to two Whites, a governor and a Chief Justice, with an exhibit on the bayou's history.
• Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center — 21 mi
  A Jean Lafitte National Historical Park center on Bayou Lafourche with Acadian and bayou-life exhibits, a 200-seat theater and ranger-guided boat tours to the E. D. White house.
• Laurel Valley Village — 22 mi
  A sugar plantation's workers' village south of Thibodaux, with cabins of about 1845, shotgun houses, a store and cemetery, and the 1887 strike and massacre in the parish around it.

More markers nearby

• Pilgrim Full Gospel Baptist Church — steps away
• Tezcuco Plantation — 1.8 mi
• Bocage Plantation — 3.7 mi
• Houmas House — 3.9 mi