<Tr> <Th> Designated NHL </Th> <Td> October 9, 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated NHLDCP </Th> <Td> November 10, 1970 </Td> </Tr> <P> The First Baptist Church in America is the First Baptist Church of Providence, Rhode Island, also known as the First Baptist Meetinghouse . It is the oldest Baptist church congregation in the United States, founded by Roger Williams in Providence, Rhode Island in 1638 . The present church building was erected in 1774--75 and held its first meetings in May 1775 . It is located at 75 North Main Street in Providence's College Hill neighborhood and is a National Historic Landmark . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Part of a series on </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Baptists </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background (show) <Ul> <Li> Christianity </Li> <Li> Protestantism </Li> <Li> Puritanism </Li> <Li> Anabaptism </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Doctrine (show) <Ul> <Li> Priesthood of all believers </Li> <Li> Individual soul liberty </Li> <Li> Separation of church and state </Li> <Li> Sola scriptura </Li> <Li> Congregationalism </Li> <Li> Ordinances </Li> <Li> Offices </Li> <Li> Confessions </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Key figures (show) <Ul> <Li> John Smyth </Li> <Li> Thomas Helwys </Li> <Li> Roger Williams </Li> <Li> John Clarke </Li> <Li> John Bunyan </Li> <Li> Shubal Stearns </Li> <Li> Andrew Fuller </Li> <Li> Charles Spurgeon </Li> <Li> D.N. Jackson </Li> <Li> James Robinson Graves </Li> <Li> William Bullein Johnson </Li> <Li> William Carey </Li> <Li> Luther Rice </Li> <Li> Martin Luther King Jr . </Li> <Li> Billy Graham </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Organizations (show) <Ul> <Li> Baptist denominations </Li> <Li> Baptist colleges and universities </Li> <Li> Baptist World Alliance </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baptist portal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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