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Chase County Kansas Historical
Sketches
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
The First Baptist Church of Cottonwood Falls
was started as a mission of the First Baptist Church
of Florence, Kansas, in October 1951, at Diamond
Springs, Kansas.
In October of the same year it
was moved to Cottonwood Falls. Meetings were held
at different locations until they built a church.
When Florence could not support, the mission longer, the First Southern Baptist Church of Emporia
voted to sponsor it.
In August 1956, Brother Truett
Thompson was called to be the pastor. Under Thompson, the church membership grew to 44 charter members. In October, 1958 building lots were purchased,
and in March 1960, ground breaking services were
held. Dedication services were held on January
15, 1961. There were then 71 members, and that
number has increased to 140 members. Other ministers who have filled the pulpit are Brother L.J.
Yeager, Brother J.E. Hogue, and the present minister is Rev. Wayne Hett,1972.
Chase County Centennial, 1872 - 1972
by Lorna Marvin.
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