First Baptist Simpsonville

{{short description|Historic church in South Carolina, United States}}

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| location = 106 Church St., Simpsonville, South Carolina

| coordinates = {{coord|34|44|21|N|82|15|10|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = South Carolina#USA

| area = less than one acre

| built = 1913

| architect = Proffit, Luther D.; Gibson, E.J.

| architecture = Romanesque

| added = October 13, 1992

| refnum = 92001309{{NRISref|2009a}}

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First Baptist Simpsonville, formerly Simpsonville Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church based in Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.

History

It was established in 1888 by F.H. Martin.BC, [https://baptistcourier.com/2013/11/simpsonville-first-baptist-church-celebrates-125-years/ Simpsonville First Baptist Church celebrates 125 years], baptistcourier.com, USA, November 12, 2013 It inaugurated its first building in 1889. It inaugurated a chapel in 1914, which was added to the National Register in 1992.{{Cite web

| last = Tolson | first = Edward B. |author2=A.W. Chandler |author3=Nancy Sloan | title = First Baptist Simpsonville | work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date = March 4, 1992 | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/greenville/S10817723041/S10817723041.pdf | accessdate = 7 July 2012}}{{Cite web | title = First Baptist Simpsonville Church, Greenville County (106 Church St., Simpsonville) | work = National Register Properties in South Carolina | publisher = South Carolina Department of Archives and History | url = http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/greenville/S10817723041/index.htm| accessdate = 7 July 2012}} In 1997, it inaugurated a community center. In 2004, it began establishing campuses in the region. It inaugurated a new 1,500-seat auditorium in 2008.

According to a church census released in 2023, it claimed 7,091 members and 6 campuses in different cities.Diana Chandler, [https://www.kentuckytoday.com/baptist_life/141-baptisms-at-fbc-simpsonville-sc-after-overwhelming-response/article_67a4dff0-9309-11ee-820b-97521757ddba.html 141 baptisms at FBC Simpsonville (SC) after ‘overwhelming’ response], Baptist Press via kentuckytoday.com, USA, December 4, 2023

References

External links

[https://fbsimpsonville.org/ Official website]

Category:Baptist churches in South Carolina

Category:Baptist multisite churches

Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina

Category:Churches completed in 1913

Category:20th-century Baptist churches in the United States

Category:Churches in Greenville County, South Carolina

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Greenville County, South Carolina

Category:1913 establishments in South Carolina

Category:Southern Baptist Convention churches

Category:Simpsonville, South Carolina