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"The" Friendship Baptist Church |
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OUR HERITAGE...OUR ARCHIVESFriendship Baptist Church listed in the Colored People's Blue Book and Business Directory of Chicago, Illinois - 1905 Click on photo to see entire Blue Book
Photo donated from the album of Mrs. Vermal Hondras
Click on photo to enlarge. As far as we can tell, this Church Banquet photo was taken around 1960.
FIRST TABLE (1st row front to back): Mary Seymore, Diane Walker, Arthur Spears, Edna Williams, Carl Spears, unknown, Bertha Brown. (2nd row front to back): Alonzo Batts, Ann Batts, Thelma Harston, Herbert Wilson, Velma Wilson, Judge Boykin, Wilma Brown Boykin.
SECOND TABLE (1st row front to back): Ann Miller, Shelvin Louise Marie Hall, Mayme Caroll, Jesse Brown, Lewis Hall, unknown, Marie Washington. (2nd row front to back): Rosetta Darrow, Robert Darrow, Vicki Darrow, L. Priscilla Hall, Ms. Wigging, Beauries Beatty, Myra T. Beatty.
THIRD TABLE (1st row front to back): Thelma Davis, Kathryn Bell, Frank Hondras, Vermal Hondras, unknown, unknown. (2nd row standing front to back): Wendell Turner, Walter Smith, Christine Smith, Alex E. Brown, Sr., Bertha Handy Brown.
HEAD TABLE (left to right): unknown, unknown, Rev. Shelvin J. Hall, Lucy M. Hall, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Alva Holmes.
Friendship Baptist Church Choir when the church was located at 1958 W. Washington Blvd. This photo was taken between 1958-1961.
Friendship Baptist Church Annual Banquet 1968 (left to right): Alex E. Brown, III, Bertha Handy Brown, Rose Bishop, Cynthia Brown, Joan Brown, Shannon Brown and Lucy Alexander Photo
below donated from the album of Alex E. Brown, Jr. Pictured from left to right: Deacon Spears, Deacon Alex E. Brown, Sr., Deacon Carroll, Deacon Woodrow Jones, Attorney Chester L. Blair, Deacon Alonzo Batts, Deacon Buddy Johnson, Deacon Jesse Worthy, ?, Deacon James Terrell, Deacon Simmons, and Rev. Dr. Shelvin Jerome Hall in the center. We need your help naming the men in the picture! What was the occasion and the year? Where was this picture taken? Rev. Jesse M. Brown provided a few of the missing names. He also indicated that this picture was probably taken sometime during 1962 just before the church moved from 1958 W. Washington Blvd. to 3411 W. Douglas Boulevard. To view Rev. Hall's page click here PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO OUR WEBSITEFriendship members family and friends, this is your opportunity to help us build the Archive component of Friendship Baptist Church's website. Perhaps you have facts, anecdotes, memories, or photos that you'd like to share. Your contributions are appreciated. Do you have photographs of the old church buildings? Do you have photographs of the first 6 Pastors? Do you have any photographs from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s or 1980s? Do you have a story to share about Friendship's history? Do you have any additional facts that need to be added? Do you have any fond memories that you'd like to share? Is there more to the Friendship story? Your submissions can be e-mailed to the Friendship Website Administrator at friendship_baptist_church_chgo@yahoo.com. Submissions can also be mailed to the church at: ATTENTION: WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH 5200 W. JACKSON BLVD. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60644 |
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