First Baptist Church (Amherst, Nova Scotia)

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First Baptist Church (Amherst)
First Baptist Church in 2026
First Baptist Church (Amherst)
45°50′02″N 64°12′46″W / 45.8339°N 64.2128°W / 45.8339; -64.2128
Location66 Victoria Street East
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Canada
DenominationBaptist
AssociationsCanadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada
Websitefirstbaptistamherst.com

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. The congregation is associated with the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada.

The congregation traces its history in Amherst to 1809.[1] The current church building is a large red sandstone structure built in 1895.[2][3] The building was designed by architect Harry H. Mott and built by Rhodes, Curry Co., with sandstone sourced from the Amherst Red Stone Quarry, which operated from 1889 to 1914.[4]

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