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Rev. Arthur L. James, First Baptist Church.

Tags: First Baptist Church of Gainsboro, Gainsboro, Rev. Arthur L. James

GB60 First Baptist Church Gainsboro, Bible School

First Baptist Church Gainsboro can trace its origins back to September 30, 1867, when a small congregation held service, led by Rev. Edmond Johnson, in a dwelling on Hart Avenue, establishing the Big Lick Colored Baptist Church. As membership…

Tags: African American churches, Bible School, Big Lick, Big Lick Colored Baptist Church, Black Home Devotional Hour, First Baptist Church, Gainsboro, Henry Harwell Huggins, Rev. Arthur L. James, Rev. David Lee Collins, Rev. E. E. Ricks, Rev. E. L. Green, Rev. Edmond Johnson, Rev. Kenneth B. Wright, Rev. Richard R. Jones, St. John's Episcopal Church, The Church News

GB59 Rev. Arthur L. James

Rev. Arthur L. James was born August 1, 1877 in Madison, Florida Howard and Lula James. During WWI James served overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces as secretary under the War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. From 1918 to 1957, James…

Tags: American Expeditionary Forces, Black Home Devotional Hour, First Baptist Church, Howard James, Lula James, Rev. Arthur L. James, The Church News, War Work Council of the YMCA, World War I, YMCA

GB58 First Baptist Church Gainsboro, interior

First Baptist Church Gainsboro can trace its origins back to September 30, 1867, when a small congregation held service, led by Rev. Edmond Johnson, in a dwelling on Hart Avenue, establishing the Big Lick Colored Baptist Church. As membership…

Tags: African American churches, Big Lick, Big Lick Colored Baptist Church, Black Home Devotional Hour, First Baptist Church, Gainsboro, Henry Harwell Huggins, Rev. Arthur L. James, Rev. David Lee Collins, Rev. E. E. Ricks, Rev. E. L. Green, Rev. Edmond Johnson, Rev. Kenneth B. Wright, Rev. Richard R. Jones, St. John's Episcopal Church, The Church News

Deacons and Trustees of First Baptist Church Gainsboro

First Baptist Church Gainsboro can trace its origins back to September 30, 1867, when a small congregation held service, led by Rev. Edmond Johnson, in a dwelling on Hart Avenue, establishing the Big Lick Colored Baptist Church. As membership…

Tags: African American churches, Big Lick, Big Lick Colored Baptist Church, Black Home Devotional Hour, First Baptist Church, Gainsboro, Henry Harwell Huggins, Rev. Arthur L. James, Rev. David Lee Collins, Rev. E. E. Ricks, Rev. E. L. Green, Rev. Edmond Johnson, Rev. Kenneth B. Wright, Rev. Richard R. Jones, St. John's Episcopal Church, The Church News