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…
Here’s a postcard of the Presbyterian Church in Eustis. This postcard was mailed June 11th, 1924 to Mrs. M.L. Nicholson of Bradford, Pennsylvania. Apparently the person mailing, M.E.B., was living in Fruitland Park. Click here to learn more and plan[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The congregation formed the church in 1866. The building above was built in 1923 and was used until the church moved in 2005 and became Calvary Church. You can learn more about the church, it’s new location and more by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is St. James Catholic Cathedral in Orlando that is still standing in the same spot and looks nearly identical now as it did in the postcard above. Click here to learn more and to plan a visit to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As mentioned on the back of the postcard, the church started in a wooden building in 1859. The back of the postcard has quite a bit of history. A series of other structures led to this sanctuary built in 1925.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First Baptist Church of Auburndale, in Polk County, celebrates 100 years during September!!! Here is the church’s history:https://www.fbcauburndale.com/church-history/ When i took this photo in 2013, i looked all around the building for a foundation stone or marker to determine the structure’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After three years of congregating in other locations, the first All Saints Church in Winter Park opened it’s doors in 1886, a year before the City of Winter Park incorporated. The photo above is of the church in 1940. By[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was the First United Methodist Church in Ocala and was built in 1850. It was replaced in 1889. The church was built at the corner of 1st Street and Fort King Avenue. Here’s what that area looks like today.: […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Roman Catholic St. Marys of the Nativity was built by a fellow from Philadelphia who was very active for a short time building up areas in Orange County. The fellow, James Wilcox, built this church as the first built[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
St Peters Episcopal Church was built in 1889 and still thrives today in Downtown St. Petersburg.. Click here to learn more or plan a visit. This photo is from ‘St. Petersburg and the Florida Dream, 1888-1950’ by Raymond Arsenault. You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…