Title	Bethlehem MB Church No. 1: view of front from a distance
Date	2001
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church No. 1
Additional property name	Bethlehem Baptist Church
Date of construction	1989
Property type	Church
Community Name	Medon, Madison County, TN
Description	Color photograph, taken from a distance, of a front gable, brick building and with a two story, double slope metal warehouse on the right. The brick church building has a black asphalt shingle roof with a white steeple at the gable peak; the roof hangs over the facade and is supported by two white columns. On the facade is a central, black double door entrance; above the door is a vertical panel with black, red, and blue stripes. The left side of the church has three windows; at the back is a large, side gable extension. The metal building has doors on the first and second floors of the facade with covered stairs leading to the second floor door. In the foreground is a paved parking lot and a church sign; the sign is in a wooden flower bed and is made from black metal and has white letters. It reads, "Bethlehem #One; Baptist; Church; Pastor David L. Perry; Sunday School 9:30; Worship Service; 11:30; Bible Study Wed 7:00."
Historical Notes	According to the history on the church cornerstones, the original Bethlehem MB Church building was constructed in 1847 and remodeled in 1948 while Reverend S.C. Long was pastor. A new building was built in 1967 under the direction of Reverend J. Richmond. The current building was built in 1989 while Reverend David L. Perry was pastor. Reverend Perry was still the pastor when the survey was done in 2001.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American churches -- Tennessee
Subject-AAT	signs
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	4 x 6 in.
Processing notes	600ppi
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Bethlehem MB Church No. 1: view of front from a distance

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