ca. 1931. First German Baptist Church, 2005 So. J St., Tacoma. The church was constructed in 1907 and originally named the First German Baptist. In the 40's, it became Calvary Baptist and in 1957, St. John Missionary Baptist Church. It has since been demolished. Bowen # CHU-038

The Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. each year sponsored a Christmas party for underprivileged children. Donations were requested from the general public to help make Christmas a happier time for low-income children. Two little children from the day care center at St. John Baptist Church demonstrate how to deposit donations into specially crafted mailboxes while a young lady displays an unfilled pledge card. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Mailboxes--Tacoma; Correspondence; Fund raising--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Eunice Allen is teaching a weekday Bible class to younger students at Calvary Baptist Church. Weekday church schools were provided through the sponsorship of the Tacoma Council of Churches and were held in various parts of the city with 60 churches participating. Ordered by the Tacoma Council of Churches, Reverend Loyal Vickers. (TNT, 4/16/1950, p.A-4)

Calvary Baptist Church (Tacoma); Sunday schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Allen, Eunice; Tacoma Council of Churches (Tacoma);