Second Baptist Church (Wooster, Ohio)

Second Baptist Church
Location	245 S. Grant St., Wooster, Ohio
Country	United States
Denomination	[mandatory]
History
Founded	1892 (1892)

Location

• Engine House on Spink Street, Wooster, Ohio
• Vine Street, Wooster, Ohio (1894-
• Current Second Baptist Church (1955- , 245 South Grant Street, Wooster, Ohio
  • Bought from Evangelical Brethren Church

Notes

• Notable in this movement was the Afro-American pioneer, Richard L. Morrison, Sr.

Timeline

• 1892 - Joint meeting of First Baptist Church and the Afro-American men interested in organizing the Second Baptist Church
• 1892 - January, Began raising money toward new building
• 1892 - October, Cornerstone was laid, October 11, ready for worship
• 1964 - October, Celebrated 70 year anniversary
• 2012 - October 14, Celebrated 120 year anniversary

Newspaper articles

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  Laying of corner-stone in Second Baptist Church building in 1892, once located on E. Vine St. in Wooster, Ohio.

• October 10, 1964: "Second Baptist Sets Goal for New Church" by Unknown Author, The Daily Record, p..

• October 12, 2012: "Wooster's First Black Church -- Seconds Baptist Church, 245 S. Grant St. -- Celebrates 120 Years Oct. 14" by Unknown Author, The Daily Record, p..