Greenwood Baptist Church

Greenwood Baptist Church
Country	United States of America
Denomination	Baptist
Website	greenwoodchurch.org
History
Founded	28 September 1858 (1858-09-28)
Founder(s)	Rev. Henry Bromley
Administration
Division	American Baptist Churches USA
Subdivision	American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Rev. Willa Rose Johnson

Greenwood Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	461 6th Street Brooklyn, New York 11215
Coordinates	40°40′8.45″N73°58′48.69″W / 40.6690139°N 73.9801917°W / 40.6690139; -73.9801917
Built	1900
Architect	Adolph F. Leicht
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	16000017
Added to NRHP	February 16, 2016

Greenwood Baptist Church (GBC) is an historic Baptist church located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The congregation was begun as a prayer meeting mission by Reverend Henry Bromley of Strong Place Baptist Church in 1856 and was incorporated as an independent church on September 28, 1858. ^[1] The current church building was erected in 1900 and is located at 461 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 at the corner of 7th Avenue. Designed by Adolph Leicht, the Gothic Revival building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture in 2016. ^[2]

Affiliations

Greenwood Baptist Church is affiliated with American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York (ABCMNY) and the American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA).

References

1. Brockett, L. P.; Proctor, L. B.; Stiles, Henry Reed (1884). "The civil, political, professional and ecclesiastical history, and commercial and industrial record of the County of Kings and the City of Brooklyn, N.Y. from 1683 to 1884". Munsell. OCLC   1042138830.
2. "Weekly listing". National Park Service.