Main Street Baptist Church

Title

Main Street Baptist Church

Province

New Brunswick

County

Westmorland County

Address

20 Main Street, Sackville, N.B.

Status

Active

Date

1890

Historical Information

Both Main Street Baptist Church and sister church Middle Sackville Baptist Church (Church by the Lake) trace their origins to the alleged first Baptist congregation in Canada, which was established in 1763 in Middle Sackville near Morice's Mill Pond/Silver Lake by a group of thirteen Baptist settlers from Swansea, Mass.

While the majority of these settlers returned to Massachusetts in 1771 the congregation was reconstituted under the leadership of Joseph Crandall in 1798. After a period of growth and the building of several chapels, a division of the field was made. Those living north of Ogden Mill Road attending Middle Sackville Baptist Church while those living south of this point were connected to Main Street Baptist Church.

The present Sackville Main Street Baptist Church building was constructed in 1890, and a Christian education wing was added at the rear of the building in the early 1960s. 

Main Street Baptist Church is affiliated with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. 


Information (edited for brevity) from: https://tantramarheritage.ca/archive/historicsites/hs19_1890b.php

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Citation

“Main Street Baptist Church,” Atlantic Baptist Built Heritage Project , accessed March 28, 2024, https://atlanticbaptistheritage.omeka.net/items/show/131.

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