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'sa |rtMlosHr jBStivrnyZC-#hfi-1 ey *1-1 nt;nd at.First ftaptist('hurc/tOne of OldestMiami t reaMIMIUKS Of Til I’ lirM H.iptist (hurrh of hr Miami will recognize Re*. Lyman W. Norris, their pastor, in this familiar pose as taken by the l t ARIZONA SILVER BELT camera recently,Reverend Norris came to Miami In March. 1951 from I as Animas, Colorado to replace Rev. Walter 1 Saddler lie was ordained in C avalry Baptist (hurch at Denver in 1944. Is married and the father of four children. Ifis youngsters are I red. 18. Timothy. 5; Jofcn, 2; and Ellen Louise, 1.The present first Baptist Church of Miami c was organized in a railroad chapel car in Lower a Miami by Rev. L. B. Mathew son who was also the ht church's first pastor. That was in 1913 and since that time it is said that not a Sunday has gone by without a service being held in the church Hrv Mathew son built the first building and1stn'r».eilater, in 19*37 and 1938. two additional sections were added \ new sanctuary is to he erected in the near future at a cost of $40,000 just cast of the present church on Gordon Street in Lower Miami.,1 ntisual though it may he for a church of its size . . . the church has 182 active members with Inactive and non resident members bringing the total to 33.1 # . . the F irst Baptist C hurch of Miami is and has been represented on the American Baptist Bo id, a national bodv. Dewey C re asm an is currentlv serving as a member of this group while in th* past Mrs R. O. Anthonv belonged.According to Reverend Norris, the local congregation is proud of the fact that it holds the highest per capita rating in Arizona for Itv gifts to the world missionary fund based on active membership
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Miami Arizona Silver Belt
Miami, Arizona, US
Thu, Aug 27, 1953
Page 5
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