1940 - First Baptist Church - Elsberry, MO
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N 39° 10.030 W 090° 47.178
15S E 691246 N 4337661
Original church built 1891, then in 1941 brick additions encompassed the original, and in 1971 more was added around and along side that what was before.
Waymark Code: WM12F8D
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2020
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County of church: Lincoln County
Location of church: N. 5th St. & Commerce St., Elsberry
Built: 1891, 1941, 1971, 2007
To view how it look in 1871, and 1971 and today...and a more complete history.. visit this link.
"Roughly ten years ago the congregation at First Baptist had dwindled to little more than a dozen older members. Today there are young married couples again, children in the nursery, and over 60% of the membership has joined in the past five years. In addition to a complete renovation to the church's building (constructed in 1891, 1941, and 1971), the church has embarked on a five-year strategic plan with the end goal of starting a new church out of First Baptist within a 30-mile radius by the plan's end. Our vision is to be a multiplying church, impacting our community through changed lives and strong families, raising up leaders, and sending out others to do the same." ~ First Baptist Church
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