Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/First Baptist Church of Wheaton


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. Apparently no consensus to delete, and I urge the editors who !voted keep to add the additional information as they suggested. If there's nothing more in a few months, can be re-nominated.  DGG ( talk ) 05:15, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

First Baptist Church of Wheaton

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Non-notable religious congregation. Fails WP:ORG Edison (talk) 06:23, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Illinois-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 20:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
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 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 12:02, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

 
 * Delete. It does receive some mentions in news and books, but not substantial coverage. Some of those are for the First Baptist Church of Wheaton, Maryland. Not just a run-of-the-mill church, but not notable either. StAnselm (talk) 23:14, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep It does get mention as it is an old church founded in 1864 and is one of Wheaton's oldest churches .Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:57, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Black Kite (talk) 20:50, 25 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Anyone who knows anything about Midwest U.S. churches knows that a church with 600 in weekly attendance is a substantial institution, even in a much larger community, and one that we want to cover somehow on Wikipedia.  This is before consideration of the age of this congregation, which goes back close to the beginning of Western civilization in the area&mdash;Wheaton was incorporated in 1859, and this church founded in 1864.  This means that we can expect to find pre-internet WP:NRVE (part of WP:N) sourcing.  As an independent church without an affiliation, it attracts a small amount of interest as a one-church denomination.  Editorial control should be returned to those who want to develop the article.  Given the current state of the article, I'd suggest that those editors move the article to Religious institutions of Wheaton, IL, which according to Wheaton, IL is a notable list.  Unscintillating (talk) 22:47, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - doesn't pass, as currently written, my own standards, but I think, with additional information, it would pass. Bearian (talk) 22:10, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.