Church

Status

Notes

Records

Abington Heights Baptist Church

Name changed

(1965) and moved (1979)

In 1965 the name was changed to Temple Baptist Church and in 1979 they built a new church and moved to the current location on N. Abington Rd.

Berean Baptist Church

20 N. Church St.

Carbondale

Active

Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

At church

Bethany Baptist Church

1632 Pittston Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(1985)

Formed in 1903.  In 1985 merged with Green Ridge Baptist Church and Immanuel Baptist Church to form Trinity Baptist Church.  Affiliated with the American Baptist Church

Bethel Baptist Church

1132 S. Main Ave.

Scranton

Closed

(2016)

Began as a mission on Bryn Mawr St. in 1905.  Church was constructed in 1927.  It closed due to declining membership.  It was sold and torn down to build a medical facility.  Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

Blakely Baptist Church

1748 Main St.

Blakely

Active

Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

At church

Blucher Ave. Baptist Church

1229 Blucher Ave.

Scranton

Closed

Formed during the 1930s.  It had closed by the 1980s.

Calvary Baptist Church

125 Church St.

Taylor

Merged

(1979)

Formed around 1890 after a dispute over Welsh or English language services.  Calvary became the English church

Clarks Green Baptist Church

Clarks Green

Merged

1965

In 1965 merged with Clarks Summit Baptist Church to form Abington Heights Baptist Church.

Clarks Summit Baptist Church

113 N. State St.

Clarks Summit

Merged

1965

In 1965 merged with Clarks Green Baptist Church to form Abington Heights Baptist Church.

Dalton Baptist Church

113 Church St.

Dalton

Closed

(2005)

Faith Baptist Church

545 Keystone Ave.

Peckville

Active

At church

Fellowship Baptist Church

302 W. Main St.

Dalton

Active

Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

At church

First Baptist Church of Abington

Main St. & Carbondale Rd.

Waverly

Active

At church

First Baptist Church of Greenfield

Greenfield Township

Closed

In 1873 the church bought the building first used by The First General Baptist Church of Greenfield.  It later became known as Worth Baptist Church at Jermyn

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First General Baptist Church of Greenfield

Greenfield Township

Closed

Also known as Greenfield Six Principle Baptist Church.  In 1870, the church met in another building and became known as Hickory Ridge Baptist Church.  They last met in 1907.  

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First Welsh Baptist Church

213 S. Main Ave.

Scranton

First Welsh Baptist Church

258 N. Main St.

Taylor

Merged

(1979)

Formed around 1890 after a dispute over Welsh or English language services.  First Welsh remained the Welsh church

Grace Baptist Church

Pine Tree Dr.

Glenburn Township

Active

At church

Green Ridge Baptist Church

1546 Monsey Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(1985)

Formed in 1892.  The church on Monsey Ave. was built in 1931.  In 1985 merged with Bethany Baptist Church and Immanuel Baptist Church to form Trinity Baptist Church.  Affiliated with the American Baptist Church

Greenfield Six Principle Baptist Church

See First General Baptist Church of Greenfield

Heritage Baptist Church

415 Venard Rd.

Clarks Green

Active

Independent Baptist church.

At church

Hickory Ridge Baptist Church

See First General Baptist Church of Greenfield

Hickory St. Baptist Church

525 Hickory St.

Scranton

Active

Originally First German Baptist Church

At church

Immanuel Baptist Church

346 Jefferson Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(1985)

Dates back to 1859 when it was the Penn Avenue Baptist Church, with the church on Jefferson Ave. being built in 1910 and the name changed.  In 1985 merged with Bethany Baptist Church and Green Ridge Baptist Church to form Trinity Baptist Church.  Affiliated with the American Baptist Church

Jackson St. Baptist Church

1206 Jackson St.

Scranton

Active

Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

At church.  Some records are missing, having disappeared with minister who left.

Mt. Bethel Baptist Church

1341 Layton Rd.

Scott Township

Active

Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

At church

New Life Baptist Church

840 Harrison Ave.

Scranton

Active

Currently occupies the building that was originally Myrtle St. Methodist Church

At church

North Main Ave. Baptist Church

1735 N. Main Ave.

Scranton

Merged

(1982)

The original chapel opened in 1885 on N. Main Ave. and Putnam St.  The church on this lot opened in 1900.  Affiliated with American Baptist Church. 

Open Door Baptist Church

826 S. Keyser Ave.

Scranton

Active

Independent Baptist church

At church

Peckville Baptist Church

745 Main St.

Peckville

Moved

Founded in 1881 as an offshoot of the Blakely Baptist Church. 

Peckville Baptist Church

545 Keystone Ave.

Peckville

Actuve

Moved to the Peckville Assembly of God after they moved to Rt. 6 in 2008.

At church

Pine St. Baptist Church

613 Pine St.

Scranton

Moved (1970) and changed name (1980)

Organized as Shiloh Baptist in 1895.  Church opened in 1914.  In 1970 the church closed, and moved to 915 N. Washington Ave. after mine cave-in, and in 1980 changed name back to Shiloh Baptist Church

Providence Baptist Church

Corner N. Main Ave. & Putnam St.

Scranton

Name changed

In the early 1890s, the church moved to the corner of N. Main Ave. and Oak St., and changed the name to N. Main Ave., Baptist Church.

Providence Baptist Church

1935 N. Main Ave.

Scranton

Name changed

(2013)

The result of a merger between N. Main Ave. Baptist Church and W. Market St. Baptist Church.  It is now The Grove Church

Reformed Baptist Church of Scranton

234 Adams Ave.

Scranton

Active

Occupies the building that was Grace & Hope Mission.

At church

Revival Baptist Church

2020 N. Main Ave.

Scranton

Active

Occupies the building that was originally Providence Presbyterian Church.  Independent Baptist church

At church

Shiloh Baptist Church

915 N. Washington Ave.

Scranton

Moved

(2010)

In 2010, the church moved to old Dr. Jones Congregational Church

Shiloh Baptist Church

1936 Wayne Ave.

Scranton

Active

Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

At church

Summit Baptist Bible Church

232 Noble Rd.

Clarks Summit

Founded in 1957, and moved to the former Clarks Summit Baptist Church.  Added Bible to the name in 1967.  In 1980 they moved to the Noble Rd. location, which was the former American Baptist Church.

Temple Baptist Church

617 N. Abington Rd.

Clarks Summit

Name changed

(1999)

The church dates back to 1863.  In 1999 after a long process, the name was changed to Parker Hill Community Church

Trinity Baptist Church

1546 Monsey Ave.

Scranton

Dissolved

(2014)

Came into being in 1985, the result of a merger of Bethany Baptist Church, Green Ridge Baptist Church, and Immanuel Baptist Church.  Affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.  The building was purchased by Peace Lutheran Church for their school.

United Baptist Church

213 S. Main Ave.

Scranton

Active

Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

At church

United Baptist Church

125 Church St.

Taylor

Active

Result of a merger (1979) between First Welsh Baptist Church and Calvary Baptist Church, both of Taylor.  Affiliated with American Baptist Churches USA

At church

West Market St. Baptist Church

418 W. Market St.

Scranton

Merged

(1982)

The church dates back to 1864, with meetings held in the Notch Section school house.

Worth Baptist Church

Jermyn

Closed

See First Baptist Church of Greenfield

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