Six Principle Baptist Church (also known as Stony Lane Baptist Church, Stony Lane Six Principle Baptist Church and Old Baptist Meeting House) is a historic church in

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. As of 2009 it was one of the last surviving historical congregations of the

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denomination and one of the

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History

The cemetery and meeting house date to approximately 1703 when the land was deeded for use as meeting house.

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were a denomination that developed out of the

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in Providence. Rhode Island founder

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was active in both Providence and nearby North Kingstown (

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) 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. The meeting house underwent major renovations in a

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style in 1842 although the original 18th century core of the building is believed to be present underneath the Greek Revival modifications. The church building was added to the

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in 1978. 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
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Stony Lane Six Principle Baptist Church websiteNRHP Nomination Form
{{Authority control Churches completed in 1703 18th-century Baptist churches in the United States Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island Baptist churches in Rhode Island Buildings and structures in North Kingstown, Rhode Island Churches in Washington County, Rhode Island Greek Revival church buildings in Rhode Island National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Rhode Island 1664 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies

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