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Eldora's First Baptist Church: growth from 1868 to 1966
The Eldora First Baptist Church organized 1868 with eight members and grew to 300 by 1966. It moved from Putnam and Jefferson to East Edgington Avenue, with major buildings completed in 1899 and 1966, a modern parsonage, and significant drive for educational and missionary work including ten pastors over 72 years and four members serving as full time missionaries.
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Eldora’s First Baptist Church
G. W. Sturgis
Emily H. Sturgis
Augustus Stowe
Sarah Stowe
Henry Tolman
Harriet Tolman
Lavina Robb
Julia Graves
Putnam and
Jefferson Streets
11Th, Avenue and
12Th Street
Eldora
W. E. Stanley
Pearl Doud Peterson
Africa
United States
Edgington Avenue