Calvary Baptist, the first known white suburban church

Name: Calvary Baptist, the first known white suburban church
Start: 1888

First1888. Card 52 of 165.

In 1888 the Baptist church on the square sponsored a mission in north Tyler that became Calvary Baptist Church, the first known white suburban church in the city.

The mother church then took the name First Baptist Church of Tyler.

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National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic and Architectural Resources of Tyler, Texas (Diane E. Williams, 2000; THC Atlas)atlas.thc.texas.govIn 1888 the church sponsored a mission in north Tyler, which became Calvary Baptist Church, the first known white suburban church in the city.

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