First Baptist Church (Parkersburg, West Virginia)
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First Baptist Church was organized in 1817 by members of the Mount Zion Church in neighboring Mineral Wells. The congregation built its first permanent building--a wood frame building--at 6th and Ann Street. The current building was completed in 1878. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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First Baptist Church was the site of the formation of the West Virginia Baptist Convention. A sign on the front of the building attests to this historical occasion.
