Pennepack Baptist Church
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 04.868 W 075° 03.059
18T E 495653 N 4436763
It was founded in 1688 by Welsh and English Baptists led by Rev. Elias Keach who sought the religious freedom of William Penn's colony.
Waymark Code: WM12EEH
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2020
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Pennepack Baptist Church- It was founded in 1688 by Welsh and English Baptists led by Rev. Elias Keach who sought the religious freedom of William Penn's colony. It was the first permanent Baptist church in Pa. and mother church of Baptist congregations in the mid-Atlantic region. The nearby Pennypack Creek was utilized for baptisms. The cemetery's first recorded burial was in 1692. The existing 1805 church is built on the original 1707 meetinghouse foundation.
Marker Name: Pennepack Baptist Church
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 06/01/2013
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 8732 Krewstown Rd., Philadelphia
Category: Buildings & Architecture, Early Settlement, Religion, William Penn
Website: Not listed
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