Stony Lane Six Principle Baptist Church, also known as the Old Baptist Meeting House, is a historic church in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. As of 2009 it was one of the last surviving historical congregations of the Six Principle Baptist denomination and one of the oldest churches in the United States.
History The cemetery and meeting house date to approximately 1703 when the land was deeded for use as meeting house.NRHP Nomination Form http://www.rihphc.state.ri.us/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/north_kingstown/noki_old-baptist-road-85_stony-lane-baptist-church.pdf General Six-Principle Baptists were a denomination that developed out of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence. Rhode Island founder Roger Williams was active in both Providence and nearby North Kingstown (Wickford) during this period. The permanent congregation in North Kingstown was likely founded after 1664 when Reverend Thomas Baker, a member of the Newport congregation, removed to North Kingstown.Richard Knight, History of the General or Six Principle Baptists in Europe and America: in two parts (Smith and Parmenter, 1827) pg. 265 The meeting house underwent major renovations in a Greek Revival style in 1842 although the original 18th century core of the building is believed to be present underneath the Greek Revival modifications.http://www.rihphc.state.ri.us/pdfs_zips_downloads/national_pdfs/north_kingstown/noki_old-baptist-road-85_stony-lane-baptist-church.pdf The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.Stony Lane Six Principle Baptist Church 2009 As of 2009 the church still holds weekly Sunday morning services at 10:30AM, and the pastor is John Wheeler.Stony Lane Six Principle Baptist Church website, accessed 2009
See also Baptists in the United States General Six-Principle Baptists National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island
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Stony Lane Six Principle Baptist Church website NRHP Nomination Form