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Stamford Churches Celebrate Growth and History
Stamford reports eleven white churches with additional Negro congregations. The town’s churches include First Baptist formed in 1900, St John’s Methodist, Central Christian, West Side Baptist, Episcopal and Catholic groups. Early weddings, school links, and organ music feature in a narrative of faith and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
First Baptist Church
the Baptist Church
G. K. Ashburn
J. P. Siler
Cadd Shipp
B. F. Dixon
Sledge Hall
Katie Mae Morder
Will Johnson
Brazelton-Johnson Lumber Co
Christian Church
W. C. Moffett
West Side Baptist
Bomar Heights
West Side
The
Methodist Church
J. Moore
Reliable Tire Company
Robert Goodrich
R. A. Stewart
St. John’s M. FE
J. H. Hamblin
Ward Memorial
W. B. McKeown
St. John’s
Hamblen
J. P B. Smith
Sendaw
Central Ward
W. T Browning
Cass Rose
Homer DD. Wade
M. B Harris
Central Christian Church
Episcopal Church
Garrett
St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal
Central Presbyterian Church
FO KR. Leech
Dy Ward
Fleet Auxiliary
Mies Mayme Barnett
Blankenbeckler
Rayner