I started working on a project for our church this week- taking some of the historical pictures and properly archiving them to be hung on the walls. I love old photos and we have some real gems! The picture you see here was taken in 1917.
Thank you Corrine, Katy, Joan, Dawn, Babs, Hannah, Kathy, Margonaut, and Winghong!
@margonaut Yes, and no! Our church has had several buildings through its 151 years of existence. I believe that this was the first one, which may or may not still be in existence (something tells me it may have been destroyed by a fire but I might be confusing that history with another church I once belonged to when we lived in NJ)- anyway!! There was a second church building which the congregation grew out of, so the current building was built across the street from that one in 1922. The members of the class depicted here donated the funds for one of the stained glass windows in the 1922 structure- so yes, it's my church, but no, it's not my church building.
@olivetreeann what a wonderful history your church has! Is this an entire group of women, except for the one man in front? I'm assuming he's the pastor? The clothing is priceless!
@margonaut Yes- I think it was Margonaut and I think you're right. The man is probably the pastor. I don't know if there is any other history or record of what the class was or what they studied, but I'm pretty sure that at that point in time, men studied with men, and women studied with women unless it was a home meeting; then it was mixed.
September 24th, 2023
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Thank you Corrine, Katy, Joan, Dawn, Babs, Hannah, Kathy, Margonaut, and Winghong!
@margonaut Yes, and no! Our church has had several buildings through its 151 years of existence. I believe that this was the first one, which may or may not still be in existence (something tells me it may have been destroyed by a fire but I might be confusing that history with another church I once belonged to when we lived in NJ)- anyway!! There was a second church building which the congregation grew out of, so the current building was built across the street from that one in 1922. The members of the class depicted here donated the funds for one of the stained glass windows in the 1922 structure- so yes, it's my church, but no, it's not my church building.