Philadelphia Baptist Association records, 1707-1917.

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Philadelphia Baptist Association records, 1707-1917.

Minutes of the association, 1768-1830, 1858, 1860; letters from churches, 1731-1811; early history of the association and member churches to 1707. Also minutes of trustees of Ministers' and Widows' Fund, 1841-1917, with accounts; and miscellaneous financial papers.

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Philadelphia Baptist Association

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Organized in 1707, the Philadelphia Baptist Association was comprised of churches chiefly in New Jersey and Philadelphia, as well as elsewhere in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Washington D.C. The primary purpose of this Association was to support local churches by providing collective meetings where churches would exchange information and work collaboratively. The Philadelphia Association was believed to have been a dominant force in influencing Baptist w...