Saturday, April 2, 2022

Some history behind First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas explored.

First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church is one of the most forgotten churches of the Wheatley Heights neighborhood in San Antonio, Texas. This news article will explain the history of First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church. Hardly any information about this church can be found offline or online.

First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church was an independent missionary Baptist church that was separate from any congregation and was not affiliated with any other church. First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church was First Pentacostal Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. C. Hickman was the pastor.

First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church was established sometime during the late 1950s. The date of when First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church was constructed, established, or organized is unknown.

San Antonio Register ran many paid advertisements for First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church in their newspaper throughout the 1960s as they did with other churches in the Wheatley Heights neighborhood such as Rice Temple IM, Starlight Missionary Baptist Church, and Wheatley Heights Baptist Church. However San Antonio Register did not run as many paid advertisements for First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church as they did for Rice Temple IM and Wheatley Heights Baptist Church for some reason. (Ref: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth399690/m1/8/zoom/)

First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church began delivering suppers in 1960 as stated by the San Antonio Register. This was a weekly project until the church had accomplished its financial goal towards building or finding a new church. (Ref: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth399268/m1/8)

First Pentacost Missionary Baptist Church was located at 510 Bookertee Street, San Antonio, Texas, US 78220.

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