Pennepack Baptist Church
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Pennepack Baptist Church, also known as the Pennepek Baptist Church and the Lower Dublin Baptist Church, is an historic, American Baptist church that is located in Bustleton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
It is one of the oldest Baptist congregations in North America, and is situated in the 23rd Ward of Philadelphia, near Pennypack Creek (also known as the Pennepek).
History and architectural features
The congregation of this church was founded in 1688 by Elias Keach, the son of Benjamin Keach, as the first Baptist church in Pennsylvania, and originally was based on Calvinist (Reformed) theology. Ebenezer Kinnersley, a notable scientist, served as minister for a period during the 1700s. The current church building was constructed in 1805 on the site of two earlier church buildings dating back to 1707.[https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00jone Historical sketch of the Lower Dublin (or Pennepek) Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa. : with notices of the pastors, &c. (1869)]{{cite web |url=http://www.pennepackbaptist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=54 |title=History Of Pennepack Baptist Church |website=www.pennepackbaptist.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823181917/http://pennepackbaptist.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=54 |archive-date=2009-08-23}}
The church congregation still meets weekly.
See also
Gallery
File:Maene grave.JPG|Old Pennepack Baptist Church Cemetery
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.pennepackbaptist.org/}}
- [https://hiddencityphila.org/2013/06/pennepack-baptist-church-325-years-and-counting/ Pennepack Baptist Church … 325 Years and Counting], Hidden City Philadelphia, 2013
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Category:Baptist churches in Pennsylvania
Category:Churches in Philadelphia
Category:1688 establishments in Pennsylvania
Category:Churches completed in 1805
Category:Northeast Philadelphia
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