First Southern Baptist Church - San Lorenzo, CA - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

This beautiful historic church building, one of the oldest in Alameda County, was begun in July 4, 1875 and was built for $6,000, using Douglas fir and redwood. The bell was added in 1880. The building was first used by the Christian Union of San Lorenzo. The building fell into decline in the 1930's and the church was reopened in 1944 as the San Lorenzo Community Church. Finally in 1949 the First Southern Baptist Church of San Lorenzo moved in.

A few years later, in 1955, the church wanted to install a baptistry and so they removed the old pump style pipe organ to make room for the new baptistry. In 1987, a 5,100 square foot, two story education facility was added to the back of the building. At about the same time, the windows were replaced with stained glass. The chapel windows tell the story of Jesus beginning with his birth and ending with his ascension. In the side rooms, there are four windows with scenes from the Old Testament.

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1875 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Southern Baptist If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 10:45 AM Street address of Church: 15503 Usher Street San Lorenzo, California USA 94580 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

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