Title	Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church: complete side view
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	2002
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church
Property type	Church
National Register Reference	03000151 listed 2003/03/14
Community Name	South Guthrie, Montgomery County, TN
Description	Black and white photograph of the side elevation of the church; entrance to the ground floor visible.
Historical Notes	The congregation that became Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church dates to meetings 1868 held at the South Guthrie home of Isaac Saile. It formally organized in 1869 under the auspices of the Consolidated American Missionary Baptist Convention. Reverend C.W. Ware served as pastor until 1882. The name Guildfield came from a suggestion by a deacon's wife, Mrs. William Saile. There are no other Guildfield African American churches in Tennessee. There were several buildings at the site until the 1890s when a new frame building was built. The frame building served as meeting place until the present church was constructed in 1922. A small middle-class of black professionals developed in South Guthrie, but the black community was still small and, in general, poor. The money raised for the new building is largely credited to the work of Rev. Paul D. Dennis and Edward B. Warfield. Warfield was also responsible for the construction of a two-story Rosenwald school, also built in 1922. It was nicknamed the "Warfield School." Rev. T.E. Winston, minister of the church 1934-1977, made many improvements on the building, including finishing the ground floor of the building and large open room for community gatherings, installation of modern restrooms and a kitchen, and the installation of new stained glass windows in the façade (1967). He also installed storm doors and central heat and air system in 1970. Rev. William Barker Kirby took the leadership of the church in 1985.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American Churches -- Tennessee
Subject-AAT	Romanesque Revival
Subject-TGM	Baptist churches
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Extent	5 x 7 in.
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Guildfield Missionary Baptist Church: complete side view

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