Founded 1698 as a branch of Pennypack Church, Constituted a separate congregation 1746. Building (the former Keithian meeting-house), on Lagrange Place (now Cuthbert St.), North side, west of 2nd. Rebuilt, 1762. In 1856, congregation removed to a new building, N.W. Cor. Broad and Arch Sts and in 1900, to its present building, S.E cor. 17th and Sansom sts.
Burying ground, Lagrange Place, west of the church. Bodies removed to section 112 Mount Moriah Cemetery. The church burial register says; �Removed the remains of the Dead from our Burial Ground 2nd below Arch Street and reintered them in our new ground at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Commenced the work Jany. 16, 1860 and took up the last remains including those in the Vaults and house March 16, 1860. Superintended the work myself.
The whole section 112 is the property of the Church. (Westcott: History of Philadelphia; Chap. 187. Wm. W. Keen: Founding of the First Baptist Church; pp.25, 172. Phila. City Directories. Records Mount Moriah Cemetery)