Belle Park Baptist Church

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Belle Park Baptist Church

• The Beginning

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On March 1, 1959 a small group of people who had
been attending a church in the Bellevue
community, met together to start a Baptist Church.
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These people were.....
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Wayne Dolly Durham Bodcau, Louisiana
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Mr. Mrs. W. L. Collins Benton Road
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The Martin Family
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The Taylor Family
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The David Upton, Sr. Family Bodcau Dam Road
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They called their first pastor.
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Lester Verigan Family Bellevue Baptist
Mission's First Pastor
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On March 11, 1959, the group sent a letter to
Parkview Baptist Church requesting they serve as
the mission's sponsor church.
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Parkview Baptist Church, Shreveport,
Louisiana Agreed to Be Bellevue Baptist
Missions Sponsor Church
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Work began on the new church.
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Workday on the Highway 157 property obtained from
the Baptist Children's Home.
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Clearing the Land
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First Church Sign
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J. P. Durham (on right) Chairman of the Deacons,
Parkview Owner, Durham Construction Builder of
Bellevue Baptist Church
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Todd Hamilton, Associate Pastor of Parkview Right
in the middle of the work.
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Construction on the Building July 1959
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Virginia Weaver The First Person to Make a
Profession of Faith at Bellevue Baptist Mission
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Belle Park Baptist Mission September 1959
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The Congregation Belle Park Baptist
Mission September 1959
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Saturday, September 23, 1961 Belle Park Mission
officially becomes Belle Park Baptist Church.