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Show CHURCH HISTORY = en ee eee = —_— Some 63 years ago (1918), the Lot of the Wakk Avenue Baptist Churen was purchased by the Utah Baptist State Some time Later, the church was built by the Convention. | , 42 congregation. = st. = ig In 1929, Mrs. Georgia A. Holt from Los Angeles, CA that came to Ogden, reopened the Wake Avenue Church doors with had been chosed for a time, and began a Sunday Schook one quarterly and the Bible. In August 1930, Mr. and Mrs. Neak came to Ugaen and Upon a suggestion gM became affiliated with the church. the Neals, Wall Avenue Baptist Church extended a cakk to (its frst 5, 1930. He rendered Bethel pastorat the Succeeding Baptist L. Jones, ReverendJ. 196&- Under Reverend Reverend Jessie 1940; Rokkerson, 1948-1951; May a 1952, from According Platt. re- to first sermon on Vctober fatthgul service pastors efude in A. Reverend Platt preached his conds, ; ReverendL. pastor, Church, untih cakled to Pocatello, the earty 1D. 1960'S 1936 to 1937; Reverend Paxton, pastorate, which 1936. an tn-1937-— Reverend J. R. L. Conner, 1942-1948; and Reverend B. J. Washington, 1952- Washington's the church accomplished to noteworthy began things. Finst, in July 1952, a parsonage was purchased and a few months Later, a new parsonage and two Lots were purchased. Second, a dream came true for Wall Avenue Baptust Church. They buift a new church. We are presently occupying that structure whose ground breaking services were held on Sunday, May 16, 1955, and whose dedication took place on October From suggested names for the new church, the name 26, 1958. New Zion, submitted by Mas. Jimme Bell, uas voted most pcjpu- Thus, the Wal Avenue Baptist Church had a new butlding fan. and a new name.. Reverend Washington pastored at New Zton | untre 1961. Available necords indicate succeeding pas tps from 196h 7 to the present inckude Reverend Meller, 19633" "Reverend L. K. Curry, 1968-1968, under whose pastorate the church acquined the property at 2957 and 2959 Lincokn Avenue; Reverend 0. E. Piper, 1969-under whose pastorate the parReverend Watkins, sonage at 709 33nd Street was purchased; 1970; _ ieee ae Ve fe h ot. ; Reverend J. S. Speech, 1971; Reverend Wilklie Davis Ji |
