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Got a chance to take photos and tour the Lochloosa United Methodist Church in Alachua County a few weeks ago. There are far more photos that I’ll post later today.
Swampy’s #Florida #Sunday Services: 1st United Methodist #Church of Winter Park, 1895.
on April 5, 2015
at 6:42 pm
The First United Methodist church of Winter Park started construction at the corner of Interlachen Avenue and Morse Boulevard in January of 1895. The Reverend John Martin spearheaded the project. He even built and carved the pulpit himself. This photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Sunday Services: Methodist Episcopal Church, Middleburg, built in 1847.
on October 19, 2014
at 2:40 pm
Here’s the Methodist Episcopal Church as it was in Middleburg in 1975. This photo is from ‘Parade of Memories – A History of Clay County, Florida’ by Arch Blakey. Click here or below to get a copy of the book.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcard Monday: Hotel Seminole, Jacksonville.
on May 12, 2014
at 3:58 pm
This is actually a blotter in the Swampy collection. I’ve also seen it as a postcard and the blotter is the exact size of a postcard. It advertises the J.B. Pounds Hotels. The Hotel Seminole in Jacksonville was a part[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Sunday Services: Temple Beth-El, Pensacola, @1900.
on May 11, 2014
at 2:30 pm
This is the second structure of Temple BEth-El. The same congregation built the synagogue in Florida in 1876. Both buildings were destroyed by fire. The congregation still thrives in their third building built in the 1930s. Click here to learn[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Sunday Services: Lutz United Brethren Church, 1914.
on May 4, 2014
at 1:05 am
Here’s the 1914 congregation of the Lutz United Brethren Church in 1914. The church is now the First United Methodist Church of Lutz. You can visit their website and learn more about the church by clicking here. This photo is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Sparr United Methodist Church in Sparr in northern Marion County. Click here to learn more about and visit this church.
Swampy’s Sunday Services: Orlando Air Base Post Chapel, 1943.
on March 23, 2014
at 1:27 am
Here’s the chapel that once sat within the boundaries of the Orlando Air Base. This postcard was mailed in 1943 by Private William A. Jarnox who left his address on the postcard as Rollins College, Winter Park. He mailed the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Sunday Services: St Peter Catholic Church, DeLand
on February 23, 2014
at 12:58 am
Here is the earlier Swampy’s post with recent photos of the church. Click here to learn more about the St Peter Catholic Church click here to plan a visit. This photo is from ‘Cross & Crozier: The History of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Sunday Services: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Palm Bay.
on February 16, 2014
at 6:15 pm
Back when Palm Bay was known as Tillman, Benedictine Father Gabriel Ruppert had his parishoners build the church above in 1914. It’s built of cypress with a tin roof. It still stands today and can be found at 1425 Miller[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…