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Photos of First General Baptist Church

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Photograph of Exterior of First General Baptist Church, 2825 S. Baltimore Road. Photo of the interior.

Photo of Pastor of North Woodlawn Baptist Church.

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Photograph of Rev. A. Schultz pastor of North Woodlawn Baptist Church, Decatur, IL.

Photos of First United Brethren Church and Rev. Maurice B. Spayd.

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Photograph of the First United Brethren. This First United Brethren Church stood for many years at Eldorado and Broadway. It was the second building for the congregation, the first one having been erected at Cerro Gordo and Main Streets in 1857 after…

Photo of Rev. Henry W. Trueblood, pastor Second United Brethren Church.

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Photograph of Rev. Henry w. Trueblood; died 3/5/1924. Pastor Second United Brethren Church 1920 until time of his death. Had served as pastor of First U. B. church in Decatur two times previous to 1920. Ordained in 1877. First came to Decatur in…

Photos of St. Patrick's Catholic Church

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Photograph of St. Patrick's Church, 406 East North Street taken in 1896. Photograph of interior of St. Patrick's during mass, church located on East Eldorado Street. Photograph of St. Patrick's School, East Eldorado, taken Aug. 1996. Postcard…

Photo of St. Patrick's First Communion in 1946.

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Photograph of St. Patrick's First Communion Class on June 9, 1946. There were 48 members that took their first communion. Front Row: Buddy Busch, Paul Higar, _____, Omer Bussen, Daniel Lamb, ______, ______, ______, Judy Peters, Joan Funk, David…

Photo of St. Thomas the Apostle Church

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Photograph of St. Thomas the Apostle Church located at 2160 N. Edward Street, Decatur, IL.

Photo of Rev. Eugene M. Smith, pastor First Christian Church

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Photograph of Rev. Eugene m. Smith (died 9/13/1923). Rev. Smith former pastor of the First Christian Church in Decatur. He came to Decatur in 1908 and remained until 1915, when to went to Carthage, IL. In 1910 he was elected president of the Northern…

Photo of Rev. Jerome H. Smart

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Photograph of Rev. Jerome H. Smart, former Christian Church minister in Decatur, (died 11/6/1913). Veteran of the civil War and entered ministry about 1870. For several years associated with "The Christian," a paper published in St. Louis, later…

Photo of Rev. J. E. Story

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Photograph of Rev. J. E. Story, he served at the 7th Street Christian Church now the Prairie Ave. Christian Church, left in 1935.