Tremont Temple's integrated-worship reputation

Tremont Temple Baptist Church at 88 Tremont Street has a long history as a meeting place where free-seat worship and racially integrated congregations were promoted in the 19th century, and it hosted lectures and civic events tied to abolition and reform. The building on that site dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries after earlier incarnations burned, and the congregation's practices contributed to its local reputation for progressive worship. Some claims about being the 'first' integrated church are part of local lore and are discussed in historical studies rather than treated as uncontested fact.