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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
 
==Newspaper articles==
 
*  10 Oct 1964 "Second Baptist Sets Goal for New Church" The Daily Record, p.  .
 
*  12 Oct 2012 [http://www.the-daily-record.com/religion/2012/10/12/the-city-s-first-black-church-second-baptist-church-245-s-grant-st-celebrates-120-years-oct-14 "Wooster's First Black Church -- Seconds Baptist Church, 245 S. Grant St. -- Celebrates 120 Years Oct. 14" The Daily Record, p.  .]
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* Notable in this movement was the Afro-American pioneer, Richard L. [[Morrison (surname)|Morrison]], Sr.
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* Notable in this movement was the Afro-American pioneer, Richard L. Morrison, Sr.
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
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*  2012 - October 14, Celebrated 120 year anniversary
 
*  2012 - October 14, Celebrated 120 year anniversary
  
[[Category: Churches]]
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==Newspaper articles==
[[Category: Baptist]]
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[[Category: Churches in Wooster, Ohio]]
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File:2ndBaptistChurchBldgVineSt-Dem1892AUG31Pg03.png|Laying of corner-stone in Second Baptist Church building in 1892, once located on E. Vine St. in Wooster, Ohio.
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = Second Baptist Sets Goal for New Church
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| year = 1964
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| month = 10
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| day = 10
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| page = {{Cite page|}}
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| section = S
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| author = Unknown Author
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{{Daily Record article
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| title = Wooster's First Black Church -- Seconds Baptist Church, 245 S. Grant St. -- Celebrates 120 Years Oct. 14
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| year = 2012
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| month = 10
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| day = 12
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| page = {{Cite page|}}
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| section = S
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| author = Unknown Author
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}}
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[[Category:Churches]]
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[[Category:Baptist]]
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[[Category:Churches in Wooster, Ohio]]

Latest revision as of 12:44, 4 February 2023

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 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..