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First Baptist Church in America (view source)
Revision as of 03:26, November 18, 2012
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The '''First Baptist Church in America''' is the '''First Baptist Church of Providence, Rhode Island''', also known as '''First Baptist Meetinghouse'''. The oldest [[Baptist]] church congregation in the [[United States]], it was founded by [[Roger Williams]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] in 1638. The present church building was erected in 1774-1775 and held its first meetings in May 1775.
The building was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1966.<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=19&ResourceType=Building|title=First Baptist Meetinghouse |accessdate=November 17, 2012|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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The building was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1966.<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=19&ResourceType=Building|title=First Baptist Meetinghouse |accessdate=November 17, 2012|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
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[[Category:Baptists]]