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Feb 17, 2023 · Rev. William Guy, pastor emeritus, was invited to give the last sermon in the historic church, which has stood on that sacred ground at the intersection of Mitchell Street and Northside...
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In 1862, with the American Civil War well underway, twenty-five enslaved African Americans received permission from their white slave owners to establish their own independent church. Several among this group, including the first pastor of the congregation, Reverend Frank Quarles (1819-1881), were enslaved at the Ponder House. This core group of wo...
Rev. Dr. Richard Wills, Sr., the current pastor, spoke eloquently in the Friendship podcast that is linked to this narrative about the path ahead for Friendship, emphasizing that their response to challenges ahead is shaped by the very essence of who they are as a church family. He stated that their challenge is to “lean into the meaning of their n...
Antoinin, Henrietta Phillips. “Personal Interview.” 26 June 2018.Atlanta Public Schools – Forgotten Treasures.” https://apsforgotten.wordpress.com/Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. Atlanta, Georgia.Blackburn, Willie Dobbs. One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Celebration: Friendship Baptist Church.Atlanta: Friendship Baptist Church, 1989.Author: Jacqueline Jones Royster, Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal ArtsContributing Author: Ann Dennard Pope, Friendship Baptist ChurchBuilding Memories Project Team:Jan 27, 2021 · The eulogy is delivered at the funeral of Henry Louis Aaron at Friendship Baptist Church.
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Our History. Friendship Baptist Church was established in 1862 and independently organized in 1866, in the days after the Civil War, becoming Atlanta’s first black Baptist autonomous congregation.
May 24, 2014 · The last service in the historic church is Sunday with pastor Guy set to preach along with the current minister Dr Emmanuel McCall. Jasmine Guy said she will be there.
Jul 30, 2017 · In fact, Rev. Guy, who served for 37 years, was present for Sunday’s opening of the new, larger church. It is nearly twice as large as the historic Friendship with a total of 44,000 square feet.
Apr 14, 2022 · The Friendship congregation, as part of its concern to provide spiritual and social uplift within the community, and through the leadership of its ministers, has provided an extensive housing ministry: The Samuel W. Williams/Friendship Center Apartments, the William V. Guy high-rise for the elderly and handicapped, and the R. Carter Old Folks ...
