Sylvannah Praise Worship and Healing Center (formerly Sylvannah Baptist Church)

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Sylvannah Praise Worship and Healing Center (formerly Sylvannah Baptist Church)

Entry/Object ID

IMG3617 ve

Description

African American church established circa 1908; congregation first met in a school house near Rippon; church built between 1908-1914; cemetery added in 1946; originally called New School Baptist Church. Upper: prior to 2009, photographed by Nathaniel Downing (JCBHPS) Lower: 2019 (IMG3617)

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Rippon, West Virginia