Calvary Baptist Church - Spokane, WA
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N 47° 39.221 W 117° 24.480
11T E 469361 N 5277889
This Babtist church is the home of the first African-American church in Spokane, and the second in the state of Washington. Their neon sign hangs at the front of the church, directly above the main entrance.
Waymark Code: WMJJWT
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2013
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Founded in 1890, Calvary Baptist Church was the first African-American church in Spokane, and is now the oldest in the state of Washington. It is a charter member of the NAACP. Calvary Baptist broke off from First Baptist Church on Lincoln Street and West 2nd Avenue. This was prior to the construction of the present First Baptist Church, which stands on the same location as did the first.
The new congregation of 7 men and women met for the first time on February 16, 1890. Between 1890 and 1919, the church met at 4th Avenue and Pine Street, then 168 South Howard Street, then 426 East Third Avenue, until they once again moved their building to this location at 213 East 3rd Avenue. The present building was built in 1927, was renovated in 1971-1972 and the Cathedral glass was installed from 1975 to 1978.
