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1. 2-1001 - Church members in wooden folding chairs

   This is a congregational photo inside the First Baptist Church, Coppell, looking north. (P. Wilson, resident, 12.22.11) 1963 photo - seats were theatre seats, not padded. (Barbara Lee, resident, 12/21/11)

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2. 2-1019 - Old buiding, 2 chimneys, posts in yard

   Old original First Baptist Church. (Lorene Pirkle, resident 10/24/02) The first time I remember being in church was in this building. (Barbara Lee, resident, 10/24/02) First building of the First Baptist Church of Coppell. Photo said, "Tore down July, 1947." (P. Wilson, resident, 10/31/11) Original Baptist Church, organized in 1896. This photo was scanned from "IPTA," a church newsletter from August 26, 1956, No. 13. (P. Wilson, resident, 1...

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3. 2-1021 - Newspaper article on Coppell called Gibb

   From Irving News Record, Oct. 30, 1958. I never heard the name as Gibb, always Gibbs. The date for when the town became Coppell is wrong; it was 1892. This is the only reference I've ever seen of T. J. Harrison. (P. Wilson, resident, 12/25/11)

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4. 2-1022 - Newspaper article on First Methodist Church/ school

   David Garrett, at this time, was a Coppell Middle School history teacher, interested in local history & Grapevine Springs Park. Theresa Eby was a life-long resident who owned a chicken farm on Sandy Lake Rd., and who wrote historical articles for Elm Fork Echoes. A photo of the 1928 school accompanied this article. See photo #976, (P. Wilson, resident, 12/25/11)

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5. 2-1054 - Methodist Church, name of pastor

   Coppell Methodist Church probably as it looked in the 1970s. Facing east, on corner of S. Coppell Rd. and W. Bethel Rd. (P. Wilson, resident, 2/23/13)

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6. 2-1055 - Large group in front of long roof

   "Community revival - Methodist & Baptist." Photo probably provided by Martha Jo Moore Cozby. This is probably in front of the tabernacle on the south side of the Coppell Baptist Church. (P. Wilson, resident, 2/23/13)

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7. 2-1056 - Large group of young people in front of clap- board building

   Methodist Sunday School class. Mrs. Tom Moore, teacher." (P. Wilson, resident, 2/23/13)

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8. 2-1074 - Revival ad

   (No comment)

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9. 2-1075 - Large group in front of church; steeple. Men sitting on ground in front

   "Coppell Baptist Group." (P. Wilson, resident, 3/16/13)

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10. 2-1077 - Christmas card. 2 buildings

    1st Baptist Church. Rev. Hand was the pastor. The 2nd picture is the "new" church building from the late 40s. (P. Wilson, resident, 3/16/13)

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11. 2-1095 - Man & woman; woman wearing round glasses

    Newspaper clipping attached to back of photo: Grapevine Tecas, June 12. Last rites for Mrs. Elgie Parr, 74, wil be conducted at the Coppell (Dallas County) Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Grapevine Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Handwill officiate. Mrs. Parr a native of Dallas County, died at her home in Coppell Thursday. She was a member of the Coppell Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband; three sisters, Mrs. C.L. Plumlee,...

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12. 2-120 - 4 young women on ground; wash on line behind.

    See comments on photo #139. Note wash on clothesline & various houses and shacks in background. (Pete Wilson, resident, 12/14/01) One of these is Jewel Kirkland. She gave me the photo (Jean Murph, member, 2/16/02) The three girls on the left are the same as in photo #139 which was taken at 1st Baptist Church. (Phil LaBerge, resident, 8/10/20)

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13. 2-1206 - Church on right; white building with steple on left

    On the right, the Coppell Methodist Church building, the second building built on this property. Photo taken 1988 when the building was being used by St. Ann's Catholic Church. On left, in distance, is First Baptist Church. (P. Wilson, resident, 10/25/13)

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14. 2-1209 - White building; air conditioner in window; sign; "Reserved clergy"

    The former Coppelll Methodist Church, NW corner of W. Bethel & S. Coppell Rds. Photo made in 1985. (P. Wilson, resident, 10/25/13)

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15. 2-1234 - Four men in dark suits on a stage

    First CHS graduation, 1965. (Left to right) W.W. Pinkerton (superintendent), George Mullinax (pastor, First Baptist Church), C.A. McBride (pastor, First Assembly of God), Douglas John (preacher, Coppell Church of Christ). In gymnasium behind present Pinkerton Elementary School. (P. Wilson, resident, 3/9/14)

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16. 2-1237 - 8 women and one infant in carriage; building in background

    W.M.U. (Women's Missionary Union of Baptist Church), spring of 1916. Mrs. Brown, Ida Parr, Pearl Gentry, Mrs. Thomas, Ida Thomas, Cora Harrison, Lena Harrison, Lillie Thomas, & baby Lorene Gentry. This photo appeared in the church's 100th anniversary book. (P. Wilson, resident, 3/9/14)

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17. 2-1259 - 5 men in suits; ceiling fan above

    At Coppell Baptist Church when Richard Lee was ordained a deacon, 1961. Ed Harris, David Phillips, Sammy Lesley, Bud Parker, Richard Lee. (P. Wilson, resident, 3/9/14)

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18. 2-1262 - "Early Churches in Coppell"

    Article on founding of Coppell Methodist Church. (P. Wilson, resident 3/9/14)

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19. 2-1263 - "B. First Baptist Church"

    Article on founding f Coppell's First Baptist Church.The original members are listed in the article. (P. Wilson, resident 3/9/14)

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20. 2-1268 - "To Marry"

    Linda Vanbebber started school with me and was in my class that graduated in 1965. (P. Wilson, resident 3/9/14)

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