First Baptist Church (Lynchburg, Virginia)

First Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
First Baptist Church, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location	1100 Court St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates	37°24′43″N 79°8′33″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1884 (1884)
Architect	John R. Thomas
Architectural style	Gothic
NRHP reference No.	82004570
VLR No.	118-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1982
Designated VLR	April 21, 1981

First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 1100 Court Street, Lynchburg, Virginia. It is built of hard-pressed red brick on a rough granite foundation. The main facade of the church, facing Eleventh Street, and the two sides are centered with large rose windows framed within Gothic arches covered with hood moldings. Construction began in 1884 and the church was dedicated in 1886. In the 1920s, Lynchburg architect Stanhope S. Johnson designed the complementary Sunday School annex. In 1941, the interior of the sanctuary was modified by Stanhope S. Johnson, with the creation of a divided chancel. It is home to the oldest Baptist congregation of Lynchburg, established in July 1815. Current as of 2020, First Baptist Church is affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.

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  First Baptist Church, Lynchburg VA, November 2008

External links

• fbclva.org Lynchburg First Baptist Church website
• First Baptist Church, Court & Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)