First Baptist Simpsonville

	First Baptist Simpsonville
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	106 Church St., Simpsonville, South Carolina
Coordinates	34°44′21″N 82°15′10″W / 34.73917°N 82.25278°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
Architect	Proffit, Luther D.; Gibson, E.J.
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	92001309
Added to NRHP	October 13, 1992

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.^[2] It inaugurated its first building in 1889. It inaugurated a chapel in 1914, which was added to the National Register in 1992.^[1]^[3]^[4] 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.^[2]

According to a church census released in 2023, it claimed 7,091 members and 6 campuses in different cities.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b BC, Simpsonville First Baptist Church celebrates 125 years, baptistcourier.com, USA, November 12, 2013
^ Tolson, Edward B.; A.W. Chandler; Nancy Sloan (March 4, 1992). "First Baptist Simpsonville" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
^ "First Baptist Simpsonville Church, Greenville County (106 Church St., Simpsonville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
^ Diana Chandler, 141 baptisms at FBC Simpsonville (SC) after ‘overwhelming’ response, Baptist Press via kentuckytoday.com, USA, December 4, 2023

External links

Official website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[baptistcourier.com-2] BC, Simpsonville First Baptist Church celebrates 125 years, baptistcourier.com, USA, November 12, 2013

[nrhpinv-3] Tolson, Edward B.; A.W. Chandler; Nancy Sloan (March 4, 1992). "First Baptist Simpsonville" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

[scdah-4] "First Baptist Simpsonville Church, Greenville County (106 Church St., Simpsonville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 July 2012.

[5] Diana Chandler, 141 baptisms at FBC Simpsonville (SC) after ‘overwhelming’ response, Baptist Press via kentuckytoday.com, USA, December 4, 2023

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