Churches, missions, chapels associated with FBC Philadelphia
Dates
- Creation: 1650-
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
First Baptist Church has had varying states of association with other churches in Philadelphia. Formed as a mission of the Lower Dublin (Pennypack) Baptist Church and eventually achieving full status as an independent church, it has spawned numerous churches of its own. This series has records of the Beth Eden Baptist Church, with whom it merged in 1895, and the various chapels or missions it supervised, several of which later achieving status as independent churches.
Extent
From the Collection: 600 Linear Feet (Extent is approximate, until records are all in the catalog. ) : Archival boxes, rolled architectural plans, 1800s ledgers, metal file boxes, loose folders of items, realia such as metal stamps, loose volumes.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: Multiple languages
Repository Details
Part of the American Baptist Historical Society Repository
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