Baptist Church - 1954 (photo by Don Whitney)
The photo shows the Jacob Edwards Library prior to its
1966 addition.
The YMCA building is just in the corner (Soda Candy sign). It
was razed in the 1975.
Interior view looking south. Rose window obscured.
View
of some of the other stained glass on west side of the building.
Photos on June 9, 2007 Inside the Baptist Church during the Southbridge Fest
Left photo- North view of choir area of the church, addition to
the
building in 1887.
The ornate wooden altar is in the background with the
stained
glass triptych.
Deacon Raymond Petrelli is in foreground in Revolutionary War
dress.
Right photo - Interior view of north west corner of the building, with stained glass window in the background.
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Group of parishioners of the Central Baptist Church in
Revolutionary
War dress.
Shown left to right: Lona Blodgett, Evelyn Petrelli and Decon
Raymond
Petrelli.
Evelyn
Petrelli
documents the Poll Parish
Marker on the Central Baptist Church in Southbridge
Central Baptist Church Historical Tour document below was
handed out
during Southbridge Fest, June 9th, 2007; it was compiled by Lona
Blodgett
Pdf
Printout
of above
Family friend Rev. Robert
Crist at the Baptist Church door in 1954- Don Whitney
Photo (Jan Whitney
with white hat).
Ths photo is of the Front entrance to the Central Baptist
Church.
Carl Olson shown in the foreground.
Baptist
Church
Building Steeple Page
Family
friend
and former Baptist Minister Bob Crist (1950s)