Providence Moldovian Baptist Church - Greenfield, MA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

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The First Baptist Society in Greenfield was founded in 1852. In 1898 the congregation split with the formation of the Second Baptist Church. Both churches were reunited in 1910 and the present building, designed by C.A. Tinker in the English Revival style, was erected in 1912. The building was subsequently sold to the Providence Moldovian Baptist Church which was established in 2000 and registered in Massachusetts on August 24, 2004.

In 1876 German Baptist missionaries baptized the first group of nine people in Moldovia, then under Russian domination. The present Baptist Union was formed in 1991. The Union is a member of the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance.

The massive brick building has its façade facing Federal Street. The main block of the church has a gable roof and is fronted with a three-story high triple window separated by brick columns and tied together with a stone Gothic arch. There are two entrances. On the north side there is an entrance at the base of a square tower. On he south side the entrance is located in an section joined to the main block by a slanted roof.

Beyond the tower on the north side facing Leonard street there are five bays. The first four bays contains a four-part window topped with a stone arch. The windows are separated from each other by brick columns. The fifth bay is blank except for a small door in the lower right corner with a rectangular stone lintel. The south side has five four-part windows each topped with a stone arch. The windows are separated from each other by brick columns.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1912 Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Moldovian Baptist If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:00 AM Street address of Church: 118 Federal Street Greenfield, MA United States 01301 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

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