ist ▁con greg ation ▁occup ying ▁the ▁northern ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁square ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁E ph es us ▁Bapt ist ▁Church . ▁The ▁con greg ation ▁built ▁a ▁small ▁wooden ▁meeting ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁lot ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁brick ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁Under ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁James ▁H . ▁De V ot ie , ▁a ▁new ▁structure ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁has ▁met ▁there ▁ever ▁since , ▁later ▁changing ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁of ▁Columb us . ▁The ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁structure ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁san ctu ary ▁still ▁ext ant ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Columb us . ▁ ▁The ▁san ctu ary ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁two ▁stories ▁tall ▁with ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁ste e ple , ▁although ▁the ▁ste e ple ▁was ▁removed ▁during ▁renov ations ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 – 9 7 . ▁The ▁bell ▁that ▁was ▁inside ▁the ▁ste e ple ▁was ▁removed ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁displayed ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁san ctu ary . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁rect angular ▁with ▁a ▁pent ag onal ▁ap se ▁and ▁a ▁g abled ▁roof . ▁Six ▁Dor ic ▁columns ▁and ▁a ▁ped iment ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁fac ade ▁in ▁ 1