First Baptist Church in America

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Baptist church church building historic church religious organization

The First Baptist Church in America is a historic congregation in Providence, Rhode Island, widely recognized as the oldest Baptist church in the United States and noted for its prominent 18th-century meetinghouse.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
First Baptist Church in America canonical	5
First Baptist Church in America (additions and alterations, Providence, Rhode Island)	1
First Baptist Church in America meetinghouse	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7330659 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Baptist Church in America
Context triple: [College Hill, contains, First Baptist Church in America]

A. Old South Church
Old South Church is a historic United Church of Christ congregation in Boston renowned for its distinctive Venetian Gothic architecture and prominent role in American religious and civic life.
B. Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims is a historic Congregational church in Brooklyn Heights, New York, renowned for its 19th-century abolitionist activism and influential pastor Henry Ward Beecher.
C. King's Chapel
King's Chapel is a historic 18th-century Unitarian church in Boston renowned for its Georgian architecture and prominent role in the city’s colonial and revolutionary-era history.
D. First African Baptist Church
First African Baptist Church is a historic African American church on Cumberland Island, Georgia, known for its role in the island’s Black community and as the site of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s 1996 wedding.
E. Schuyler Baptist Church
Schuyler Baptist Church is a local Christian congregation and worship center serving the community of Schuyler in rural Virginia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Baptist Church in America
Target entity description: The First Baptist Church in America is a historic congregation in Providence, Rhode Island, widely recognized as the oldest Baptist church in the United States and noted for its prominent 18th-century meetinghouse.

A. Old South Church
Old South Church is a historic United Church of Christ congregation in Boston renowned for its distinctive Venetian Gothic architecture and prominent role in American religious and civic life.
B. Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims is a historic Congregational church in Brooklyn Heights, New York, renowned for its 19th-century abolitionist activism and influential pastor Henry Ward Beecher.
C. King's Chapel
King's Chapel is a historic 18th-century Unitarian church in Boston renowned for its Georgian architecture and prominent role in the city’s colonial and revolutionary-era history.
D. First African Baptist Church
First African Baptist Church is a historic African American church on Cumberland Island, Georgia, known for its role in the island’s Black community and as the site of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s 1996 wedding.
E. Schuyler Baptist Church
Schuyler Baptist Church is a local Christian congregation and worship center serving the community of Schuyler in rural Virginia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baptist church ⓘ church building ⓘ historic church ⓘ religious organization ⓘ
affiliation	American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ
architect	Joseph Brown ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Colonial ⓘ Georgian ⓘ
associatedWith	Brown University ⓘ principle of separation of church and state ⓘ
builder	Joseph Brown ⓘ
builtIn	1774–1775 ⓘ
completedIn	1775 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
denomination	Baptist ⓘ
foundedBy	religious dissenters from Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
foundedIn	1638 ⓘ
foundedInCity	Providence ⓘ
foundedInColony	Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ⓘ
founder	Roger Williams ⓘ
hasAlternateName	First Baptist Church of Providence ⓘ First Baptist Meetinghouse ⓘ
hasBuilding	First Baptist Church in America meetinghouse ⓘ linked to: First Baptist Church in America
hasCategory	Baptist churches in Rhode Island ⓘ Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island ⓘ
hasClergyRole	pastor ⓘ
hasFeature	bell tower ⓘ large auditorium ⓘ steeple ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.firstbaptistchurchinamerica.org/ ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
heritageDesignationDate	1960 ⓘ
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
locatedIn	College Hill, Providence ⓘ linked to: College Hill Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ linked to: Providence, Rhode Island, United States Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ linked to: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
notableFor	18th-century meetinghouse ⓘ religious liberty history ⓘ role in early Baptist movement in America ⓘ
recognizedAs	oldest Baptist church in the United States ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
streetAddress	75 North Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ
tradition	Free church tradition ⓘ
usedFor	Brown University commencement ceremonies ⓘ worship services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

College Hill → contains → First Baptist Church in America ⓘ

Baptist movement in America → foundedCongregation → First Baptist Church in America ⓘ

National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island → contains → First Baptist Church in America ⓘ

Allen & Collens → notableWork → First Baptist Church in America (additions and alterations, Providence, Rhode Island) ⓘ

linked to: First Baptist Church in America

North Main Street, Providence → hasLandmark → First Baptist Church in America ⓘ

East Side, Providence → contains → First Baptist Church in America ⓘ

First Baptist Church in America → hasBuilding → First Baptist Church in America meetinghouse ⓘ