This is the Congregational Church in Coral Gables. The structure is the oldest established building (1923) in Coral Gables. It was built by Coral Gables developer George Merrick in honor of his father, who was a Congregational Minister. The church[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a great example – in church form – of late ’60s and early ’70s architecture. This is, what is now, Nativity Catholic Church. This image is from 1970, 2 years after the building, then Nativity Parish, began services. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a service at Penney Memorial Chapel in Penney Farms, near Jacksonville, in the 1920s. This photo is from ‘Parade of Memories – A History of Clay County, Florida’ by Arch Fredric Blakey. You can purchase a copy by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The First Assembly of God began in Bagdad, very near Milton in the Panhandle, by a group calling itself the “Sanctified People” in the 1920s. The church moved a bit to another site in 1927 in a new building. In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The postcard of “the little white church by the sea” doesn’t have a postmark though it appears to be from around 1970. There is another “Little White Church” in Clearwater that is, these days, known as Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is of the interior of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox #Church in Tarpon Springs. The postcard wasn’t mailed and there is not other information on the card indicating what year it is from. if you know, feel free[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since this postcard, the First Baptist Church in St. Petersburg has moved. The nearby Episcopal church bought the property in 1990. In 1994 the building the designated as a local historic landmark. Eventually the bulk of the building was demolished[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection…..#Church #Sunday #DaytonaBEach #FlordiaLife #Floridalifestyle
The Reverend Wyn Sutphin welcomes the Springmeyers to the docks near the First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach. Click here to learn more or plan to visit the church. Home This photo is from ‘A 50-Year History of the First[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a postcard for the St. Joseph Mission Church in Zephyrhills.The church is now St. Joseph Catholic Church and you can see what it looks like and where it is below. Click here to learn more or plan a trip[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first church built in Lake Worth, the First Congregational Church of the Pioneers. Built in 1912. This photo is from ‘Lake Worth: Jewel of the Gold Coast’ by Jonathan Koontz. https://amzn.to/3kiPdyV
A postcard of the Methodist church in Fort Myers. Unfortunately, there is no other information on the back of the postcard and the card is unmailed. If you know more about the church please post any memories below. This postcard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…