Chiesa evangelica battista in Trastevere, Baptist church in Trastevere district, Rome, Italy.
The Chiesa evangelica battista in Trastevere occupies premises on Via della Lungaretta, beside the Catholic church of Sant'Agata. Inside, the temple is a plain hall for assemblies, decorated in Liberty style; the upper floors hold rooms for community life and Sunday school classes.
The premises on Via della Lungaretta were bought in 1888 by the London Baptist Missionary Society. The building was renovated in 1901, and in 1923 it passed to the American Southern Baptist Society. It now belongs to the Comunità Battista di Trastevere, which meets there.
The Baptist community of Trastevere owns and meets in the building, with Sunday worship at 11:00. The upper floors hold rooms for community life and Sunday school classes. Seven other Baptist churches stand in central Rome, including one in Monti on via Urbana, one in Sant'Eustachio on via del Teatro Valle, and an English-language congregation at piazza di San Lorenzo in Lucina.
The Baptist church stands on Via della Lungaretta in Trastevere, directly beside the Catholic church of Sant'Agata. The Trastevere Baptist Community meets there on Sundays at 11:00; outside that gathering the premises are not a public visiting site.
This is one of few Protestant places of worship in a Rome neighborhood dominated by Catholic churches, reflecting the city's religious diversity. The presence of this Baptist community for over 130 years shows the enduring ecumenical history of the district.
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