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First Baptist Church (Toronto, Ontario)
First Baptist Church was founded in 1841 when slavery
was solidly entrenched as an institution in the United
States. The prayers of the early settlers, members of this
church, and other churches of the Amherstburg Regular Missionary Baptist Association were constant for
those family members and friends still in bondage.
Like
the other churches, the congregation multiplied as the
US Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 forced an influx of freedom seekers to many parts of Canada West via the Underground Railroad. Our founding fathers brought with
them a determined attitude, and a spiritual conscience
that reflected FAITH, HOPE and a sincere LOVE for the
LORD.
First Baptist Church is identified as the
location of the passing and signing of the Provisional
Constitution for a free state that John Brown hoped to
establish in the United States.
The church today remains
a lighthouse in the Community, reflecting the power of
prayer, Baptist tradition and spiritual comfort.
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