[2] The location where the church now stands was originally the stable for the Ruspoli family horses.

[2] The Foreign Mission Board purchased the building in 1920, and deeded it to the Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy in 1994.

[2] Twelve people met in the worship room at Piazza San Lorenzo on 12 August 1962, the first meeting of the congregation now known as Rome Baptist Church.

William C. Ruchti, the pastor, and his wife, Helen, missionaries sent to Rome by the Foreign Mission Board.

[2] Lawson served until May 1998, after which the church relied on volunteer pastors and missionaries for several years.