Baptist Churches


Protestant churches often were named based on their location and if a church moved with the membership, the name of the church may have changed accordingly. The street addresses and dates in the following table represent our best effort to provide accurate information. However, the reader should keep in mind that the information was compiled from a variety of sources including community and church histories and therefore some of the dates may be inconsistent.

Bibliography

Bradley, Littleton. The Baptist Retired Men’s Fellowship, St. Louis, Missouri, June 1968–May 1988. St. Louis: privately printed, 1988.

Norman, Elva Kuykendall. Biography of a Church: The Early St. Louis Baptist Community 1817–1877 and Delmar Church Which Emerged From It, 1877–1977. St. Louis: Delmar Baptist Church, 1978.


Churches Approximate
Dates		 Year, Address, & Tidbits
Affton First Baptist Unknown–Open • This church existed in 1968 and is now called the First Baptist Church of Affton.
• 2006 – 8751 Mackenzie Rd., Affton
Antioch Baptist 1878–Open • 1884 – 1213 N. Market St.
• 2006 – 18319 Wild Horse Creek Rd., Chesterfield
Baden Baptist 1941–Unknown • Halls Ferry Rd. at Newby St., Baden
Ballwin Baptist 1952–Open • 1952 – 535 Manchester Rd., Ballwin
• 2006 – 15101 Manchester Rd., Ballwin
Clergy
Beaumont Street Baptist 1866–Unknown • 1866 – Beaumont St.
Bellefontaine Neighbors Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 1410 Kilgore Ave., Bellefontaine Neighbors
Calvary Missionary Baptist Unknown–Open • This church existed in 1968.
• 2006 – 1822 Martin Luther King Dr.
Carondelet Baptist 1867–Open • 1867 – 7309 Virginia Ave.
Clergy
Central Baptist 1847–Open • This church grew out of the First Baptist Church.
• 1847 – 2842 Washington & Ewing Aves.
Clergy
Coldwater Church 1809–Open • (see Salem Church)
Compton Heights Baptist 1915–Open • 1915 – 3641 Russell Blvd.
Concord Baptist 1811–1877 • 1850 – Lindbergh Blvd. & Baptist Church Rd., Concord Village
Clergy
Concord Baptist 1952–Open • 2006 – 13775 Tesson Ferry Rd. at Baptist Church Rd., Concord Village
Clergy
Crestwood First Baptist Unknown–Open • This church existed in 1968 and is now called First Baptist Church of Crestwood.
• 2006 – 9916 E. Watson Rd., Crestwood
Delmar Baptist 1877–Open • This church started as Garrison Ave. Baptist Church.
• 1892 – Delmar Blvd. & Pendleton St.
• 1918 – Washington Ave. & Skinker Blvd.
• 2006 – 1001 Municipal Center Dr., Town & Country
Clergy
Edmundson Road Baptist Unknown–1997 • 1997 – 4450 Edmundson Rd., Edmundson
Fairview Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 5320 College Ave.
Fee Fee Baptist 1807–Open • This church was organized by Rev. Thomas Musick, probably the first Protestant church in Missouri.
• 1807 – 11330 St. Charles Rock Rd. at Fee Fee Rd., Bridgeton
Clergy
Fenton First Baptist Unknown–Open • This church existed in 1968 and is now called the First Baptist Church of Fenton.
• 2006 – 650 Oakwood Dr., Fenton
Ferguson First Baptist Unknown–Open • This church existed in 1968 and is now called First Baptist Church of Ferguson.
• 2006 – 333 N. Florissant Rd., Ferguson
First African Baptist 1828–Open • 1828 – Almond St. near Fifth Ave.
• 1884 – 14th & Clark Aves.
Clergy
First Baptist 1818–1833 • The church opened in 1818 and the members disbanded and joined the Second Baptist Church in 1833.
• 1818 – 3rd & Market Sts.
First Baptist Church of Ballwin 1832–Open • This church was organized before 1832; however, that was the official date. Some of the property was obtained from John Ball, founder of Ballwin.
Clergy
First Baptist Church of Ellisville 1957–Open • 1957 – 137 Clarkson Rd., Ellisville
Clergy
First German Baptist 1849–1917 • The early congregation was German and Dutch. About 1917 the name was changed to St. Louis Park Baptist.
• 1849 – 2629 Rauschenbach St.
First Baptist Church of St. John 1938–Open • 1938 – 8665 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. John
Clergy
Florissant Valley Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 1025 N. Highway 67, Florissant
Fourth Baptist 1851–Open • 1851 – 2901 N. 13th St.
Clergy
Garrison Avenue Baptist 1877–Merged • This church soon became Delmar Baptist Church.
• 1877 – Garrison near Morgan (now Delmar)
Clergy
Hanley Road Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 7701 Maryland Ave. at Hanley Rd., Clayton
Immanuel Baptist 1891–Open • 1890 – 5859 Cates Ave.
• 1960 – Old Olive St. Rd., Creve Coeur
Jewell Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 4618 Minnesota Ave.
Kingshighway Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 5401 S. Kingshighway Blvd.
Kirkwood Baptist 1870–Open • 2006 – 211 N. Woodlawn Ave., Kirkwood
Clergy
Lafayette Park Baptist 1869–Open • 1869 – 1710 Mississippi Ave.
Lemay Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 1601 Telegraph Rd., Lemay
Lindenwood Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 6932 Lansdowne Ave.
Manchester Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 625 Meramec Station Rd., Manchester
Mehlville Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 802 Kinswood Dr., Mehlville
Musick Baptist 1811–Open • 2006 – 1811 – Fee Fee Rd., Maryland Heights
Clergy
North Baptist Unknown–1847 • This church merged with Second Baptist in 1847.
• 1847 – 6th & Locust Sts.
Overland Baptist 1915–Open • 2006 – 9303 Midland Ave., Overland
Clergy
Parkway Baptist 1954–Open • This church was formed from the Hanley Road Baptist Church.
• 1956 – 12465 Olive St. at Ross Rd., Creve Coeur
Pleasant Green Baptist 1866–Open • 1945 – 4570 Page Blvd.
Riverview Gardens Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 10047 Jeffrey Dr., Riverview Gardens
Rock Hill Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 9125 Manchester Rd., Rock Hill
Clergy
St. Ann First Baptist Unknown–Open • This church existed in 1968 and is now called the First Baptist Church of St. Ann.
• 2006 – 3714 Wright Ave.
St. Louis Park Baptist 1917–Unknown • 1917 – 2629 Rauschenbach Ave.
Salem Baptist 1809–Open • Rev. Thomas Musick originally formed this as Coldwater Church.
• 2006 – 19715 Old Jamestown Rd., Florissant
Second African Baptist 1846–Merged • This facility merged with Central Baptist Church.
Clergy
Second Baptist Church of St. Louis 1833–Unknown • 1833 – Fourth St.
• 1837 – 3rd & Chestnut Sts.
• 1847 – 6th & Locust Sts.
• 1874 – Locust & Beaumont Sts.
Clergy
Second Baptist Church of Greater St. Louis 1873–Open • 1873 – “Piety Hill”
• 1906 – 5001 Kingshighway Blvd. at Washington Blvd.
• 2006 – 9030 Clayton Rd. at McKnight Rd., Clayton
Clergy
Sherwood Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 9220 Big Bend Blvd., Maplewood
Southside Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 3514 Oregon St.
Southwest Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 6401 Scanlan Ave.
Clergy
Third Baptist 1854–1904 • 1865 – 14th & Clark Aves.
• 1884 – 620 N. Grand Ave.
• 1893 – Morton & Chatham Sts., Wellston
• 1901 – 5900 Easton Ave., Wellston
• 1904 – Transferred memberships to West Park at Grand & Washington Aves.
Clergy
Tower Grove Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 4257 Magnolia Ave.
Clergy
Webster Groves Baptist Unknown–Open • 2006 – 308 Summit Ave., Webster Groves
West Florissant Baptist Unknown–Unknown • This church existed in 1968; other information is unknown.
West Park Baptist Unknown–Unknown • 1904 – Grand & Washington Aves.
• 1923 – 5988 Wells Ave. at Hodiamont Ave., Wellston
• 1960 – St. Louis County