Greenwood Baptist Church
| Greenwood Baptist Church | |
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| Country | United States of America |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Website | greenwoodchurch |
| History | |
| Founded | 28 September 1858 |
| Founder(s) | Rev. Henry Bromley |
| Administration | |
| Division | American Baptist Churches USA |
| Subdivision | American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Rev. Willa Rose Johnson |
Greenwood Baptist Church | |
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| Location | 461 6th Street Brooklyn, New York 11215 |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′8.45″N 73°58′48.69″W / 40.6690139°N 73.9801917°W |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Adolph F. Leicht |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000017 |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 2016 |
Greenwood Baptist Church (GBC) is an historic Baptist church located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The congregation was begun as a prayer meeting mission by Reverend Henry Bromley of Strong Place Baptist Church in 1856 and was incorporated as an independent church on September 28, 1858.[1] The current church building was erected in 1900 and is located at 461 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 at the corner of 7th Avenue. Designed by Adolph Leicht, the Gothic Revival building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture in 2016.[2]
Affiliations[edit]
Greenwood Baptist Church is affiliated with American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York (ABCMNY) and the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA).
References[edit]
- ^ Brockett, L. P.; Proctor, L. B.; Stiles, Henry Reed (1884). "The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history, and commercial and industrial record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N.Y. from 1683 to 1884". Munsell. OCLC 1042138830.
- ^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
