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Fredericksburg, Virginia. View on Princess Anne Street showing Baptist church and 6th Corps hospital

Fredericksburg Baptist Church is a historic church founded in 1804 and located in the historic district of downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Fredericksburg Baptist Church during the American Civil War

History[edit]

Founded in 1804, under the name of Shiloh and with origins dating back to the 18th century, Fredericksburg Baptist Church is one of a few historical churches located in the Fredericksburg Historic District.[1]

Its first pastor was Andrew B. Broaddus (1770–1848)[2] of Caroline County, Virginia, who was a renowned minister of his day and "declared the most eloquent man that ever spoke within the walls of the Capitol]."[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our History". Fredericksburg Baptist Church. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Andrew Broaddus - Early Virginia Baptist Minister". baptisthistoryhomepage.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ Ford's Christian Repository. Hull & Brother. 1852. p. 338. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

External links[edit]

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