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==Established==
 
*  1892
 
 
==Denomination==
 
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==Location==
 
==Location==
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*  ''Current'' Second Baptist Church (1955-    , 245 South Grant Street, [[Wooster, Ohio]]
 
*  ''Current'' Second Baptist Church (1955-    , 245 South Grant Street, [[Wooster, Ohio]]
 
**  Bought from Evangelical Brethren Church
 
**  Bought from Evangelical Brethren Church
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==Notes==
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* Notable in this movement was the Afro-American pioneer, Richard L. [[Morrison (surname)|Morrison]], Sr.
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==Timeline==
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*  1892 - Joint meeting of First Baptist Church and the Afro-American men interested in organizing the Second Baptist Church
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*  1892 - January, Began raising money toward new building
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*  1892 - October, Cornerstone was laid, October 11, ready for worship
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*  1964 - October, Celebrated 70 year anniversary
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*  2012 - October 14, Celebrated 120 year anniversary
  
 
==Newspaper articles==
 
==Newspaper articles==
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{{Daily Record article
 
{{Daily Record article
 
| title = "Wooster's First Black Church -- Seconds Baptist Church, 245 S. Grant St. -- Celebrates 120 Years Oct. 14"
 
| title = "Wooster's First Black Church -- Seconds Baptist Church, 245 S. Grant St. -- Celebrates 120 Years Oct. 14"
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==Notes==
 
* Notable in this movement was the Afro-American pioneer, Richard L. [[Morrison (surname)|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
 
  
[[Category: Churches]]
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[[Category: Baptist]]
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[[Category:Baptist]]
[[Category: Churches in Wooster, Ohio]]
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[[Category:Churches in Wooster, Ohio]]

Revision as of 18:57, 30 January 2015

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


  • 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..