Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church was located south of

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in the unincorporated community of Belair and was moved to the Tallahassee Museum as one of its historical buildings. The church was founded by James Page in 1851 on

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property given to him by John Parkhill, his owner. Bethlehem Missionary was the first regularly organized

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church in Florida according to the museum and was restored by

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