Pennepack Baptist Church, founded by Elias Keach, in 1688, is the oldest surviving Baptist church in the Middle Colonies. In 1805, at the peak of the Second Great Awakening, during the ministry of Samuel Jones, the congregation erected its present (third) building, constructed from fieldstone collected from the surrounding meadows. Straight-backed box pews occupy the main floor. An elegant, high pulpit enables ministers to look out on level with the balconies on three sides. Attached to the front of the high pulpit, a bronze plaque lists the names of the twelve charter members. In 1885, the church began using a building, a mile away, but in 2006, they returned to the 1805 building, at 87 Krewstown Road, where they still meet. (See Chapter 14.).
From Banner of Truth: This was certainly true at Hampden-Sydney and the President, John Blair Smith, also a Presbyterian pastor of two nearby, small congregations, Briery and Cub Creek, was deeply grieved. He and the members of his churches began to pray for revival in their communities and at the college. In 1788 eighty young men were at the college and Read more...
