First Baptist Simpsonville Explained

First Baptist Simpsonville
Location:	106 Church St., Simpsonville, South Carolina
Coordinates:	34.7392°N -82.2528°W
Area:	less than one acre
Built:	1913
Architect:	Proffit, Luther D.; Gibson, E.J.
Architecture:	Romanesque
Added:	October 13, 1992
Refnum:	92001309

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

According to a church census released in 2023, it claimed 7,091 members and 6 campuses in different cities.^[4]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. BC, Simpsonville First Baptist Church celebrates 125 years, baptistcourier.com, USA, November 12, 2013
2. Web site: Tolson . Edward B. . A.W. Chandler . Nancy Sloan . First Baptist Simpsonville . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . March 4, 1992 . 7 July 2012.
3. Web site: First Baptist Simpsonville Church, Greenville County (106 Church St., Simpsonville) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 7 July 2012.
4. Diana Chandler, 141 baptisms at FBC Simpsonville (SC) after ‘overwhelming’ response, Baptist Press via kentuckytoday.com, USA, December 4, 2023