Primera Iglesia Buatista de Ponce

[First Baptist Church of Ponce]

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

1. Primera Iglesia Buatista de Ponce Marker

Fue organizada el 21 de noviembre de 1899, siendo su primer paster el Rvdo. Augusus Bartow Rudd. La misionera Jennie p. Duggan y el jefe de la policia en Ponce, el teniente C.A. teller como secretario.

Este templo fue construido el 16 de julio de 1902 por iniciativa del Dr. Rudd, siendo el primer templo Bautista de Puerto Rico. Sus miembros fundadores fueron: Isabel Cruz, Saturnino Vilella, Rufino Leon, Monserrate Cruz, Antonia Luviere, Frances Maxan, Jose del Rosario, Jose L. Sosa, Manuel Thillet, Lorenzo Colon, Alberto Ramirez, Jose A. Suria, Vicente Arroyo, Hermogenes Torres, Carmen Torres, Florentino Torres, Tomasa Garcia de Suria, Eloisa Leon y May Rudd.

[English translation:]
It was organized on November 21, 1899, with its first pastor being the Rev. Augustus Bartow Rudd. Missionary Jennie P. Duggan and the police chief in Ponce, Lieutenant C.A. Teller as secretary.

This temple was built on July 16, 1902 at the initiative of Dr. Rudd, being the first Baptist temple in Puerto Rico. Its founding members were: Isabel Cruz, Saturnino Vilella, Rufino Leon, Monserrate Cruz, Antonia Luviere, Frances Maxan,

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Jose del Rosario, Jose L. Sosa, Manuel Thillet, Lorenzo Colon, Alberto Ramirez, Jose A. Suria, Vicente Arroyo, Hermogenes Torres, Carmen Torres, Florentino Torres, Tomasa Garcia de Suria, Eloisa Leon, and May Rudd.
 
Erected 2005 by Primera Iglesia Bautista de Ponce.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is July 16, 1902.
 
Location. 18° 0.899′ N, 66° 36.863′ W. Marker is in Ponce in Municipio de Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is in Segundo. It is on Calle Victoria east of Calle Bertoly, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Victoria 99, Ponce PR 00730, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Puerto Rico’s Southern Coastal Zone. Globally, it is one of the Greater Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 7, 2023

2. Primera Iglesia Buatista de Ponce

of this marker: José Luis "Cheo" Feliciano Vego (within shouting distance of this marker); Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); a different marker also named Puerto Rico Quincentenary Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Luis Muñoz Rivera (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Don Julio Stenacher (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Escuela de Architectura y Diseño Rafael Hernández Colón (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Building / El Edificio (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Doctor Rafael Pujals (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponce.

 

 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 381 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.