Pennepek Baptist Church

Pennepek Baptist Church is a Protestant church building in Lower Dublin, Philadelphia, standing near Pennypack Creek with its current structure dating from 1805. The building displays early 19th-century architectural features and is accompanied by a cemetery containing gravestones from early congregation members.

Founded in 1688 by Elias Keach, this congregation was the first Baptist church in Pennsylvania. It became a central point for Baptist expansion throughout the region in the decades that followed.

The congregation gathers here for worship that connects people to Baptist traditions rooted in the region's colonial past. The space remains a living religious community where faith practices continue to shape local spiritual life.

The site is accessible via the surrounding streets in Lower Dublin and offers easy viewing of the cemetery grounds. The best time to visit is during daylight hours when the gravestones and building are clearly visible.

A minister named Ebenezer Kinnersley served here in the 1700s while conducting scientific research on electricity. His work blending religious duty with experimental science made him a notable figure in early American intellectual life.