The First Baptist Church in America, also known as the First Baptist Church of Providence or the First Baptist Meetinghouse, is the oldest church in Rhode Island and the oldest Baptist church in the U
Front elevation, 2020
This 1789 engraving of the church was the first published image of Providence.
This 1822 painting depicts the church and surrounding buildings.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Sunday magazine, 1877
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Baptists are a Protestant tradition of Christianity distinguished by baptizing only believers and doing so by total immersion. Modern Baptist churches generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul comp
First Baptist Church in America
…America, also known as the First Baptist Church of Providence or the First Baptist Meetinghouse, is the oldest church in Rhode Island and the oldest Baptist church in the United States and the Americas. The church was established in 1638 by Roger Williams in Providence, Rhode Island. The present church…
A Short Declaration of the Mistery of Iniquity (1612) by Thomas Helwys. For Helwys, religious liberty was a right for everyone, even for the heretics.
The First Baptist Church in America located in Providence, Rhode Island
Early 20th century photo of the Sandwich First Baptist Church in Windsor, Ontario
Emmanuel Baptist Church in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, affiliated with the Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany.