04001.CH – Pictured here is the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church celebrating one hundred and sixty years. It had been founded in 1841, which makes this photo from the year 2001.
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04003.CH – Lamore Jackson (left) and Francine Russ.
04004.CH – Fonda Braxton at a church function.
04005.CH – Fonda Braxton at a church function.
04006.CH – Jim Taylor’s relative.
04007.CH – Fonda Braxton and Marcy Adams and family.
04008.CH – Here is pictured the Mt. Zion U.M.C. Youth gathered in the choir box for a childrens’ day program. The photo is c. 1950 time frame.
04009.CH – Children’s Program, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Charles Town.
04010.CH – Mt. Zion UMC, Charles Town.
04011.CH – Mt. Zion UMC, Charles Town.
04012.CH – Wainwright Baptist Church, Charles Town.
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04014.CH – Tom Thumb Wedding featuring Linda Jackson.
04015.CH – Tom Thumb Wedding
04016.CH – Zion Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Blvd., formerly Harewood Avenue.
04017.CH – Taken in the early 1950’s, Eleanor Waters is pictured here as she is preparing to go to church at the Wainwright Baptist Church in Charles Town, WV. In the background on the right is the building which housed John Smith’s Tavern in Charles Town, WV. Smith’s Tavern was a prominent African American tavern at that time, located on South West Street which is in the southwest section of Charles Town. Both were on the corner of Avis Street and South West Street in Charles Town.
04018.CH – St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Charles Town. Front row, left to right: Sandra Smith, Cora Paige, and Allison Smith. Back row, left to right: Barbara Smith and Mrs. Smith. The church was located on South Lawrence Street. St. Philips had been established in 1884.
04019.CH – ST. PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — Because they needed a place to worship after the Civil War ended, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church was originated by Zion Episcopal Church to that end. Built in 1887, the church provided the African-Americans a place in which to worship. Located on Lawrence Street in Charles Town, worship services have continuously been held in this edifice. (COURTESY OF JEFFERSON SECURITY BANK CALENDAR, 1991)
04019.CH a – Bishop Ernest E. Baltimore, King’s Apostle Holiness Church.
04019.CH b – Edward Braxton, Mt. Zion UMC.
04020.CH – St. Philip’s Episcopal Church.
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04023.CH – Pictured is the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Choir. The date is unknown. The location is probably the church, but that was not specified on the photo. The Mt. Zion United Methodist Church was founded in 1867 and the church is still active today. In fact, of the 24 churches which were founded between 1848 and 1979 there are 8 churches which are no longer active today.
04024.CH – This November 2, 1996 photo was taken at the Asbury United Methodist Church in Shepherdstown, WV. Janet U. Jeffries was receiving the President’s Award for service to the organization. George Rutherford, the Jefferson County President of the NAACP is on the right. A plaque was presented to Janet.
04026.CH – This photo was taken in front of the Methodist Church. This photo shows the choir standing in front of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Charles Town, WV. In the front row, standing left to right: Mary Russ and Pauline Gaithers. Second row: Mozell Johnson, Magaline Russ, Anna Gaithers. Third row: Gilbert Taylor, Earl Johnson, and David Carey. The church had been founded in 1870.
04027.CH – Wainwright Baptist Church.
04028.CH – Pictured in this July 1965 photo is the graduating ceremony at St. Philips Parish Hall. In the photo is Mrs. Genevieve Baylor.
04029.CH – Dandridge, Carolyn Bradford, Valorie McDaniel, Elizabeth Daniel, Gustine Strother, Jennifer Mitchell, Lisa Downing and Annette Stanton. Second L-R: Ruth McDaniel, Joanna Hendricks, Charlene Baylor, Stella Robinson, Gwenny Bradford, Vivian Braxton. Third L-R: Ramona Jones, Edith Clay (behind Stella Robinson), Bernice Page, and Theresa McDaniel. Fourth L-R: Fonda Braxton, Jody Page, Esther Page, Dan ene Jackson, and Ora Dixon. Fifth L-R: Vanette Jackson, Janet Robinson, James Brown and Michael Dixon.
04030.CH – This photo was taken at Sylvanah Baptist Church in Rippon, WV on Family and Friends Day in November 1995. Pictured are: Mrs. Ethel Rulin; Mrs. Grant (with the red jacket on); James Robinson in gray suit; 3 persons in back; Pastor Thomas Grunt.
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