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The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington D.C. - Photo 3

The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington D.C. - Photo 3

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First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C.

The First Baptist Church of the City of Washington D.C. - Photo 3

Church minutes from December 8, 1848 record the acceptance of Paul Jennings as a member of First Baptist. Jennings applied to join the church in 1846 while enslaved to Dolley Madison, and had his membership delayed for over two years because the church did not believe he was thoroughly repentant. By the time Jennings was formally accepted into the church he was a free man, having paid off a debt to Senator Daniel Webster who purchased Jennings’ freedom.

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