Honoring Black History Month in the City of Canton. Located at 179 Belletta Drive in Canton, Hickory Log Missionary Baptist Church is the oldest African American church in Cherokee County. In 1872, Philip Keith established the Hickory Log Baptist Church with his uncle, Dave Keith, after donating two acres of land for a church and cemetery. It's been said by descendants of the Keith family that Mackey A. Keith, former owner of the Keith plantation, had donated 40-acre parcels with a house and mul