Fredonia Baptist Church: front view 2

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Title	Fredonia Baptist Church: front view 2
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	2006
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Fredonia Baptist Church
Property type	Church
Community Name	Stanton, Haywood County, TN
Latitude/Longitude	35.403387,-89.433886
Description	Color photograph of brick church; view from across a road; irregular shape with white steeple; one-story porch with four columns; sign in foreground reading "Fredonia Baptist Church establish 1869 A church growing and growing is Jesus Christ, Lee I. Brown Jr., Pastor, Sunday School 10:00 AM, Morning Worship 11:15 AM, Bible Study 6:45 PM (Wednesday)"
Historical Notes	The congregation of Fredonia Baptist Church date to 1867. The church was officially founded when two Baptist ministers, Reverends Hardin Smith and Henry Owen, began organizing the men and women in erecting a place of worship in 1869. In 1899, this frame building was destroyed by fire and another was built in 1900. During the 1950s, the congregation supported and held meetings for the Golden Life Insurance Company. Reverend Archie Hardaway reorganized the congregation and created a Trustee Board in 1955 to support and supervise the construction a modern building. Its dedication was in 1957.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American churches Church buildings -- Tennessee
Subject-TGM	Churches
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
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
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University

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