First Baptist Church, Boston
Facts and practical information
The First Baptist Church is an historic American Baptist Churches USA congregation, established in 1665. It is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the United States. It first met secretly in members homes, and the doors of the first church were nailed shut by a decree from the Puritans in March 1680. The church was forced to move to Noddle's Island. The church was forced to be disguised as a tavern and members traveled by water to worship. Rev. Dr. Stillman led the church in the North End for over 40 years, from 1764 to 1807. The church moved to Beacon Hill in 1854, where it was the tallest steeple in the city. After a slow demise under Rev. Dr. Rollin Heber Neale, the church briefly joined with the Shawmut Ave. Church, and the Warren Avenue Tabernacle, and merged and bought the current church in 1881, for $100,000.00. Since 1882 it has been located at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Clarendon Street in the Back Bay. The interior is currently a pending Boston Landmark through the Boston Landmarks Commission. ()
First Baptist Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Copley Place, Club Café, Trinity Church, Charles River Esplanade.
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How to get to First Baptist Church by public transport?
Light rail
- Copley • Lines: B, C, D, E (4 min walk)
- Arlington • Lines: B, C, D, E (8 min walk)
Bus
- Saint James Ave @ Dartmouth St • Lines: 10, 39, 502, 504, 55, 9 (5 min walk)
- Saint James Ave @ Clarendon St • Lines: 504, 55, 9 (5 min walk)
Metro
- Back Bay • Lines: Orange (9 min walk)
- Tufts Medical Center • Lines: Orange (18 min walk)
Train
- Boston Back Bay (9 min walk)
- Boston South Station (29 min walk)