Mariner's Temple

United States historic place

Significant dates

Mariner's Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark No. 214


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Location	12 Oliver Street, Manhattan, New York
Built	1845
Architect	possibly Isaac Lucas^[1]
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	80002700
NYCL No.	214
Added to NRHP	April 16, 1980^[2]
Designated NYCL	February 1, 1966

Mariner's Temple is a Baptist church at 3 Henry Street, in the Two Bridges section of Manhattan, New York City. It is a brownstone building with Ionic columns. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.

History

The church was established in 1795 as Oliver Street Baptist Church.^[3] The building was inaugurated in 1845.^[4]^[5] Early Swedish Baptist leaders Anders Wiberg and John Alexis Edgren were ordained in the church in 1852 and 1866, respectively.^[6]^[7] Reverend Dr. Henrietta Carter became pastor in 1998.^[3]

Beliefs

The church has a Baptist confession of faith and is a member of the American Baptist Churches USA. ^[8]

References

^ Dolkart, Andrew S. & Postal, Matthew A. (2004) Guide to New York City Landmarks, 3rd Edition; New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-36900-4; p.41.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Mariners’ Temple Baptist Church, OUR HISTORY, mtbc1795.org, USA, retrieved February 12, 2021
^ KAYLA STEWART, How Mariners’ Temple Survived Fire and Flux in Chinatown, bedfordandbowery.com, USA, JANUARY 2, 2020
^ Harris, Bill (2002) One Thousand New York Buildings, 1st Edition; Black Dog and Leventhal. ISBN 1-57912-443-7; p.87.
^ Lindvall, Magnus (October 1987). "Anders Wiberg, Swedish Revivalist and Baptist Leader" (PDF). The Baptist Quarterly. 32 (4): 172–180. doi:10.1080/0005576X.1987.11751758.
^ Westin, Gunnar. "Johan Alexander Edgren". Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
^ Mariners’ Temple Baptist Church, PARTNERS, mtbc1795.org, USA, retrieved February 12, 2021

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