The tallest object on the downtown skyline of Lynchburg, Virginia, Court Street Baptist Church serves the black Baptist population of Lynchburg. Organized in 1843, the congregationâÂÂoriginally known as the African Baptist Church of LynchburgâÂÂwas the first of its kind in the city. The church was designed by R.C. Burkholder, and completed in 1880.