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Show Wall Avenue (New Zion) Baptist Church tering Brotherhood . than two decades (22 years), the Calvary Missionary “ch was essentially the one and only congregation of ts in Utah. Her viability and visibility were enhanced he business relationship and/or arrangement she with the Northern Baptist Church, now known as the aptist Church, as early as November 1910, after many yeriencing the ups and downs of a sole pioneering ». This initial commitment involved a $500.00 gift .eived from The American Baptist Home Mission 2 Society). That gift would have to “be repaid by this wyided this Church does not comply with, or violates its and agreements and the conditions...” Ninety ‘alvary’s congregation voted in favor of the resolution ena Dallas, the church clerk, signed the instrument ig this transaction.” yciety made loans to both “colored” and white ms of Baptist churches, as well as missions, to promote ng of the gospel, to establish, maintain, and aid them, ke acquisition of sites to erect worship houses. In he Society provided ministerial personnel and financial a number of these congregations. In Utah, Calvary - Baptist Church was not the only beneficiary. The is also instrumental in the establishing of the Wall iptist Church, which was started in 1916 in Ogden, t congregation of Black Baptists still operates today wn as New Zion Baptist Church. t congregation continued to In 1918, as Wall Avenue Baptis for Conventi ion purchased a lot srow, the Utah Baptist State the constructed some time later by #1100.00, and a building was nue on records show that Wall Ave congregation.” Utah corporati 6. orporated on Christmas day 192 Baptist Church was officially inc nge ion survived first one challe For some years, the congregat J. n r, led by Reverend Benj ami then another. Forty years late funds and with more than 50,000 Washington, the church raised se. The hou constructed a new church hours of volunteer labor coln Avenue. Avenue to 2939 Lin congregation moved from Wall a rin ANC @ WUECLL alia “ig L.A ouch 26, YA COO se b »~nCW | to serv 1958. The congregation continues ts living in Ogden in 1996. spiritual needs of Black Baptis Wall Avenue Baptist Church 31 |
