| Title |
First Baptist Church of Ogden |
| Contributors |
Richard Roberts and Donald Carpenter |
| Image Captions |
The Reverend Dwight Spencer arrived in Ogden in 1881 and established the Ogden Baptist Church. The first Baptist church was built for $10,000 at Grant and 25th Street. In 1915 with membership over 350 a new building was constructed at 2519 Jefferson Ave. The building was dedicated in 1925 and continues to serve as the headquarters of the Ogden Baptist Church. |
| Description |
For nearly twenty years after the first pioneers came to Utah, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the only religious denomination in the area. That changed in Weber County with the introduction of Catholicism in 1866. By 1888, Ogden City had a thriving religious community with Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, the Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists. The Ogden Buddhist Temple was organized in 1913. With the railroad in the center of Ogden, it allowed for people from the East to come and settle the area and bring their religion into the once LDS dominated area. Ogden City has grown to accommodate the religious needs of its cosmopolitan population with eighteen active religious organizations in the area. |
| Subject |
Ogden (Utah); Architecture--History; Religious architecture; Baptist church buildings |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
1960 |
| Date |
1960 |
| Date Digital |
2008 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964 |
| Item Size |
4 x 5 inch |
| Medium |
photography |
| Item Description |
black and white photograph |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5779206, 41.223, -111.97383 |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/313 |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit the Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Source |
P 91 Box 2 Fd 25 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jaw0wd |
| Setname |
wsu_school |
| ID |
96674 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6jaw0wd |
