Historical November 1990 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Delmar Baptist Church, closed as of September 2, 1990, held a sale during Rags to Riches on September 8.
The congregation has moved to West County, citing “membership and financial problems.” The congregation fell to fewer than 200 members from a high of nearly 1,000 in the 1950’s. Delmar Baptist moved into the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918.
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Delmar Baptist Church, closed as of September 2, 1990, held a sale during Rags to Riches on September 8. The congregation has moved to West County, citing “membership and financial problems.” The congregation fell to fewer than 200 members from a high of nearly 1,000 in the 1950’s. Delmar Baptist moved into the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1918. Photo by King Schoenfeld. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1990, page 1.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November 1990.
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