St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Bell

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church Bell

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church

Sanford (Fla.)

Churches--Florida

Baptists--Florida

Baptist Church

St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, located at 813 Pine Avenue in Sanford, Florida in 2011. Considered the oldest African-American Baptist church in Sanford, Florida, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church was first organized under an arbor brush in 1878. Construction of the first church building began in 1880 on land purchased from General Henry S. Sanford and his wife Gertrude in November of 1881. The church was a small wooden structure administered by its first settled pastor, Reverend Paul Youmans, until 1886. A new, larger church was constructed in 1889 and served the congregation until its condemnation in 1958. After the church was condemned, members of the congregation held services at Hopper Elementary for approximately one month. Following the use of the elementary school, the congregation met at the Seventh Day Adventist Church located on the corner of Pine Avenue and East Seventh Street. After the completion of their current church, the congregation finally relocated to their new building on February 5, 1961. This church structure stands at the same location of the initial church's small wooden building, and continues to demonstrate deep pride within their community's faith, history, and involvement.

MacDonald, Kathleen

Original color digital image by Kathleen A. MacDonald, August 3, 2011.

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History Teacher

Originally created by Kathleen MacDonald and owned by RICHES of Central Florida.

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Bentley, Altermese Smith. History of the First South Florida Missionary Baptist Association, 1888-1988. Chuluota, Fla: Published for the Association by Mickler House Publishers, 1988.

Joiner, E. Earl. A History of Florida Baptists. Jacksonville, Fla: Printed by Convention Press, 1972.

Flewellyn, Valada S. African Americans of Sanford. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009.

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