Built in 1869 for a congregation established in 1815, it is one of the town's finest examples of Carpenter Gothic architecture.

[1] The First Baptist Church stands a short way south of Methuen's central business district, at the northeast corner of Park Road and Lawrence Street.

It is a tall 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gable roof oriented facing Lawrence Street.

The exterior is finished in wooden clapboards, and the roof has deep eaves adorned with jigsawn brackets.

A square tower rises from the left side, through three stages to a roof and open belfry.