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First Sunday School Organized in Alpine 1885
In Murphyville now Alpine, 33 people gathered Oct 11 1885 to form the first Sunday school for the western frontier town. Led by Wigfall Van Sickle it grew from 49 enrolled across three classes to a thriving church school with 300 members, expanding through years with rising attendance and multiple church programs.
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Alpine
Murphyville
Wigfall van Sickle
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Methodist Church
Methodist Church School
Epworth
George W. Baines
Jimmie Logan
Church School
Bro. Brown
C. A. Brown