Watts Street Baptist Church
| Watts Street Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
Front entrance of Watts Street Baptist Church in 2019 | |
Watts Street Baptist Church | |
| 36°0′33″N 78°54′38″W / 36.00917°N 78.91056°W | |
| Location | 800 Watts Street Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Associations | American Baptist Churches USA and the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists |
| Website | wattsstreet.org |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Stanhope S. Johnson Marion Ham |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1923 |
| Completed | 1925 |
Watts Street Baptist Church is a progressive Baptist church in the Trinity Park neighborhood of Durham, North Carolina. The congregation is member of American Baptist Churches USA and the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists. The church has been historically progressive, promoting civil rights, the ordination of women, and LGBTQ inclusivity. Addie Elizabeth Davis and Lisa Grabarek, the first and fourth women to be ordained as pastors in Southern Baptist Convention, were ordained at Watts Street Baptist Church.