Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Baptist Church, Bangor, ca. 1850

"… recounted his life's experiences, drew the First Baptist Church on Center Street in Bangor where he and his wife, Clara Cary Martin, attended…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Center Baptist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1900

"… clergyman associated with the Lincoln Center Baptist Church was Stephen Chase who came to the settlement in February, 1825."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bethany Baptist Church

"The First Baptist churched merged with the Free Baptist to form the United Baptist Church, locally known as the State Street Baptist in 1915."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Guilford Center Baptist Church, Guilford, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society The first church was organized in Guilford Center on January 7, 1813…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"In 1912 the Baptists and Universalists voted to combine into the Congregational Union Church, with Pastor Rev. Ransom E."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"In 1838 the church underwent a major renovation by dividing the meeting house into two stories – services being held on the upper floor, and the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 604-650

"Littlefield Bangor Girls First Select School Third Parish Church Prof. George Shepard First Baptist Church Thomas A. Hill"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 278-361

"… Moses Averill Prudence Soule Albert Noyes First Baptist Meeting House illustration, description First Parish Church illustration, description"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Congregational and Baptist preachers came occasionally to hold services and to perform marriages, baptisms and funerals."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… Stetson Block Anna Raynes Rufus Prince First Baptist Church Gordon Percival Brick kilns Steamer Bangor Cyrus Goss William Cobb, dancing master…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"The First Baptist Church was first known as the Chapel Association, organized in 1888. It became an incorporated church society that pledged to use…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"Free Will Baptist Church X The Free Will Baptist Church was built in 1837. The first pastor was John Leman, who preached to his congregation for…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… at the Second Baptist Church and the Free Will Baptist Church. Public recreation took place at the Drift Inn, a grill restaurant that hosted square…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The Baptist Church is located just down Plymouth Avenue hill. The English-speaking Anglicans from England constructed a unique structure from stones…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Later on, the Congregational Society organized its own church with a covenant signed by John Crosby and nine others."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… the far left is seen the tower of the Free Will Baptist Church on Casco Street and Commodore Edward Preble’s house at Congress and Preble Streets…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The Baptist Church was founded in 1817, and the church building itself was constructed in 1883. Baptists, Methodists, Advent Christians, and the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Christ Church (1893) was built in Dark Harbor by Episcopalian summer residents. St. Mary’s of the Isles (1901) was built for the Catholic summer help…"

Westport Island History Committee

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"Soon after this the Rural Living Center was formed by the Presbyterian Church which housed the New Portland Community Library and a daycare center."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"North New Portland saw the creation of the Congregational Church in 1862. New Portland is a land rich with natural resources such as water and wood."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and other public buildings, 15 barns and sheds, 10 stern mouldings…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… in East, South, and North Blue Hill, and the Baptist and Congregational churches were the center of social life and the focus of community service…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… on Pleasant Street, a few houses away from the Baptist Church. This was the most noted of all the schoolhouses, probably because it was in the town…"