First Baptist Church - Charleston, SC
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carolina1
N 32° 46.467 W 079° 55.744
17S E 600298 N 3626790
First Baptist Church the oldest Baptist Church in the South. Established in 1682.
Waymark Code: WM4JGB
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2008
Views: 58
First Baptist Church, Charleston, the earliest Baptist church in the South was organized on September 25, 1682 in Kittery, Maine, under the sponsorship of the First Baptist Church of Boston. Late in 1696, the pastor William Screven, and 28 members of the Kittery congregation immigrated to Charleston, South Carolina.
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
48 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC USA
29401
Date Built: Not listed
Service Times: Not listed
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