#  First Independent Christian Church (Baltimore, Maryland) 

 



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 The First Independent Christian Church of Baltimore, Maryland, was built in 1817 from a design by Maximilien Godefroy. Here on May 5, 1819, William Ellery Channing delivered his famous sermon, published as *Unitarian Christianity*, at the ordination of Jared Sparks, which laid out the theological views of the emerging Unitarian movement.

 For more information, see: Rebecca Funk, *A Heritage to Hold in Fee, 1817-1917*. Baltimore: Garamond Press, 1962. The library's collection of the papers of Channing includes [drafts](/exhibits/featured-images/draft-page-of-channings-baltimore-sermon) of the sermon ([Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842. Papers, 1803-1980.](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/div00100/catalog)). \[Photo: [Baltimore, Maryland](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/c/div15001c00020/catalog)\]



 



 

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