Second Baptist Church of Redlands

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Title

Second Baptist Church of Redlands

Description

The Second Baptist Church of Redlands is the first Black church in the city. Established in 1892, Second Baptist Church was the first church for Black people to attend. Israel Beal, the first Black person to settle in Redlands was one of the founding members and served as an elder. Second Baptist was known early on for their quartet singers and for establishing the Citrus Valley District Usher Board, one of eight districts representing the Union Usher Board State of California, Inc.

Date

1892

Creator

The Bridges That Carried Us Over Project

Format

Information Sheet

Rights

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Rights Holder

The Bridges That Carried Us Over Project

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