First African Baptist Church minute book

The First African Baptist Church was founded in 1809 and was established at Sixteenth and Christian streets in Philadelphia's Graduate Hospital neighborhood. The church sold its building in 2015 and moved to larger quarters in West Philadelphia. In this minute book is documented the church'...

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Other Authors: Wren, David Nelson (Donor (dnr))
Collection:First African Baptist Church Minute Book
Collection Number:4286
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Physical Description: 0.15 Linear feet 1 volume
Summary: The First African Baptist Church was founded in 1809 and was established at Sixteenth and Christian streets in Philadelphia's Graduate Hospital neighborhood. The church sold its building in 2015 and moved to larger quarters in West Philadelphia. In this minute book is documented the church's financial, business, and congregational activities over a ten-year span, from 1906 to 1916. The book is filled with regular entries, and many of those involved with the church during this time are mentioned by name.