Greene Avenue Baptist Church records 1854-1950

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Greene Avenue Baptist Church records 1854-1950

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The Greene Avenue Baptist Church records span the years 1854 to 1950 and consist of seven volumes of church records including one register, three volumes of membership lists, and three volumes of church minutes. Formerly the First Baptist Church of Bushwick, the Greene Avenue Baptist Church was established on April 15, 1854. The church moved three times in its 96 years of existence. The first place of worship was on Bushwick Avenue in a private home. From 1884 to 1888, Warner's Hall was used for church functions and gatherings. The new church building, completed in April of 1888, was located on Greene Avenue, between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues, in what is today the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn.

0.73 Linear feet; in one and a half manuscript boxes and one volume.

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Laws, Curtis Lee, 1868-1946

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Greene Avenue Baptist Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Formerly the First Baptist Church of Bushwick, the Greene Avenue Baptist Church was established on April 15, 1854. The church moved three times in its 96 years of existence. The first place of worship was on Bushwick Avenue in a private home. From 1884 to 1888, Warner's Hall was used for church functions and gatherings. The new church building, completed in April of 1888, was located on Greene Avenue, between Lewis and Stuyvesant Avenues, in what is today the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of B...