Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Mashpee Baptist Church

Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 28, 2024

1. Mashpee Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.
Be it known that a group of Christian Wampanoag Families started the Mashpee Baptist Church at its current location
March 14, 1898 The founding group originated from the Old Indian Meeting House founded in 1684. It remains today as an active House of Worship with its multi-ethnic Christian Congregation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is March 14, 1898.

Location. 41° 38.856′ N, 70° 28.923′ W. Marker is in Mashpee, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It is at the intersection of Collins Lane and Great Neck Road N, on the left when traveling south on Collins Lane. Located behind the church, next to the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 Great Neck Road N, Mashpee MA 02649, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mashpee Remembers (within shouting distance of this marker); Mashpee Veterans Garden Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clinton E. Springer II (about 300 feet away); Eric A. Jones (about 300 feet away); Paul E. Conlon, Jr. (about 400 feet away); Daniel A.C. McGuire (about 400 feet away); Alicia (Finklea) Birchett (about 400 feet away); Steven A. Peters Jr. (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mashpee.

Also see . . . Wampanoag (Wikipedia). (Submitted on January 21, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 28, 2024

2. Mashpee Baptist Church Marker

The church is on the left

Mashpee Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 28, 2024

3. Mashpee Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 393 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.