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First Baptist Church
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| 1867-8 | New church is built |
| 1922 | First baptist moves to new church, becomes bnai moshe synagogue |
| behtany apostolic | |
| 1998 | Building is razed |
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68 First Baptist Church Baptist Corner 3rd and Cherry Streets 1868 - 1909 70 First Baptist Church Baptist 101 Upper 3rd Street 1910 In 1867, First Baptist Church moved from its original site to this building at 3rd and Cherry. It was dedicated March 18, 1868.
First Baptist moves to its current building in 1922. Later Bnai Moshe moves into the building. <1940
<1962 - >1966 church of god parish
later bethany/bethel apostolic (now at new site on mulberry bethany pentecostal temple
The building was bought by Welborn in 1989 with the intention of razing it. Preservationists tried to save the building, but, after no one could raise the funds to restore it, it was destroyed c1998. http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=854703 http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=854219