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| In Decatur: | DOWNTOWN | HOMES | CHURCHES | POINT MALLARD | CIVIL WAR |
| CHURCHES OF DECATUR |
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| CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH (Organized 1898 - Building Erected 1927 & 1941) |
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| CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Organized 1866 - Building Erected 1921 - Pastors: Rev S M Robinson 1919 - Rev W P Garth 1921 |
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| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Established 1853 - Building Erected 1953 |
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| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | CHRIST'S MISSION CHURCH |
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Led by first pastor Alfred Peters, 21 members organized this church on April 22, 1866, in the home of Sister Jane Young. Services were first held in a storefront building on the banks of the Tennessee River. In 1873 First Missionary purchased a church building from a Methodist congregation on the corner of Market and Canal Streets, NE and used the building as their place of worship until 1919. At this time Dr Sterra, S S Sykes, and G F Oliver secured a $1460 loan to purchase the present property where St Ann's Catholic Church was once located. |
| The present church was designed by prominent African American architect W A Rayfield in 1921 and constructed for $1250. The building underwent renovations in 1984 and a $260,000 educational wing was added in 1989 - 1990. First Missionary was built through the efforts of professionals, craftsmen, and donations of "nickels and dimes." |
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FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH |
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| GRANT STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST |
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| NINTH STREET METHODIST CHURCH (Organized 1908 - Building Erected 1908 & 1955) |
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| SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Organized 1878 - Building Erected 1901 - Rebuilt 1957) | ST ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH |
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| ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH |
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