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J i r a t Church Services
Opening-1901
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Mem from a sourwstir psapfclet printed by IfcUip
?• Diokerson, between the dates August 6
•at Decoder «5,l»01*
Field Workert Lillian
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3h» « M aaoag tbt f t r t t to htrald tb* Gospel in t h i s
new flelAf.
Tht R»r« 0« 2 . Drvw and tb»
R»T*
L# B. Barter*
tutor tftie iraptrrlflloa of the Coagrogatloaal Hcm» Ulaoloa
SodL«ty9 a i r i w d upon tha t o m s l t e ihioh ma than a wildtr»
of oora stalks t on. that memorable day, iiigcuit fith, and
isntdlately began work for tho Master** Kingdom,
on the
sTaning of the first day of the lot sals those two missioosries held a raligious terrloe on tbe Court House sqiiars*
This aerrtoe was atUadsd by hundreds of ms&9 snd a number
toolc j&rt in the services.
This, Brother Barker believes
was the first religious service held OA the townsite of
Set Aaadarko.
The two consecrated Missionaries eontinued
to hold sendoes in the open air until their Oospel tent
arrived m August l i t i u
BOOM
^Bni* m
raided upon tbs> Court
square, and soon lwber was secured and seats provided
for the crowds that gathered nigitly to hear the Gospel
nestage.
Soon a sufficient nssbsr of Congregational lets
asscnbled in 1fee large tent to start a ohurah organisation*
Before the aonth cf August tet i^pired end while the l o t
sals vale yet going on these brethren had ajpiLisd for 9 end
8I0ORSCW* PHILIP J, ANAJJiVHKX) 00HOREG&II0Hi& CHDRCE*
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seeured a ohartar for the Co&grfjgisvW oi^l Church of
Anafiaxko*
Lots were purchased on South Boundary Arcane,
directly sooth of Court House square, and soot the can tract
was l e t for the construction o f a house of vorahlp*
At
the ©splratlaD o f two w e t e from August 6th Rew Drew f i l e d
upon a claim n«ar th« to«& of Aldington end B«r* Burker
ocnttau»4 In the w>rtt hare and beeaxaD the pastor of the churoh.
19)0 chirch building vas a n«at pr«tty l i t t l e hems®, tdth
aeatlag capeclty for about a thr«« hundred audience•
The
hon«e faoM south with a southeast corner entrance, protect*
•d by a cmailoed porch»
Colored windows, iftite walls
and beadei celling beautified the» lnt*rio? t
ooct w i l l perhaps a^regats near $1290*
Th« t o t a l
i. &eat cottage
parsonage stands on ogt side of the ohureh, and HOCL*
W« H,
Ceoopbell's large and beautiful residence a& th$ west*
Soon a f t e r the church crgaalzation ft a Sunday School
i a s formed with ? # ?• OoimoT, Superlntendant, and B. E.
Towle, Assistant.
f Rer« IiynarB* Partcer*
Deacons, w» E* Campbell aad 1to» PU«h#r,
dark sad Measurert Raadall LlTesay,
Trustees^ W* H« Campball, A* W. Kooats, 7* • • Wtmberly,
Dorsey Kreltisr 9 J. H, Oounor, PGmdell Llrtsay,
How lm 1957» this eh^rch Is no more,
for a while but Alte f t stay lcag.
i t flourished
this building i t now a
houss and bms bota moiH to another lot sad bleek.