The First Presbyterian Church of Pompano Beach, built in 1959, has the interesting steeple that has the metal filigree of a grape vine winding it’s way to the top. The church and connected structures sits on an entire block along[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
January 8th, 1922 was the dedication for Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Ocala. A profession into the church preceded High Mass by Father T.J. Plunkett. This photograph is from, the out-of-print, ‘Catholics of Marion County’ by Jane Quinn. This book[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was 17 members of the Clearwater community who came together in 1891 to start the Clearwater Presbyterian Church. Today it’s known as the Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church. This is a postcard mailed June 6th, 1944 from William Christie, 718[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an image of a postcard mailed out by the folks above, The Hoezees. The back of the card has a logo of ‘Baptist Missions to the Incarcerated’. Nosing digitally only found mention in a site, titled, GuideStar Profile.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 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…