Black and white photograph showing the rear view of the Free Church and cemetery, located at 76 Bloomingdale Road, Bridgeport, Ontario. Gravestones are visible in the foreground.
Black and white photograph showing the rear view of the Free Church and cemetery, located at 76 Bloomingdale Road, Bridgeport, Ontario. Gravestones are visible in the foreground.
This church was built in 1848 on land donated by John U. Tyson. On 10 September 1851, the first German Baptist congregation in Canada was organized here by the Rev. August Rauschenbusch. This congregation was to become the forerunner of the Benton Street Baptist Church in Berlin/Kitchener. Worship services were held regularly at the church until 1955 when the community assumed ownership of the building and donated it to the Boy Scouts for use. The Boys Scouts continued to meet at this location until 1968, when the front entrance was damaged by fire.
The church and cemetery are designated as a heritage building and property.
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