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Buildings and Architecture
Gothic Revival sanctuaries, bell towers and stained glass across downtown Waco, building by building and block by block.
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4desks
09/18last entry
A workshop notebook on church heritage
Waco Belfry
Buildings, congregations and worship life in downtown Waco, written down one entry at a time.
A magazine on the historic church buildings and downtown congregations of Waco, Texas, from Gothic Revival sanctuaries to closed and reused sacred spaces.
Latest entries
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Church records and how historians use them
How congregational records, registers and property files are used to document Waco church history.
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Methodist congregations in Waco, 1900 to 2019
How Methodist congregations in Waco were founded, merged and consolidated between 1900 and 2019.
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Bell towers and the sound of a downtown block
Bell towers of Waco's downtown churches, how their bells were rung and how the sound shaped a city block.
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Gothic Revival brick churches of downtown Waco
A guide to Gothic Revival brick churches in downtown Waco, their pointed arches, buttresses and bell towers.
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Handbell choirs and the music rooms of a church
Handbell choirs, rehearsal rooms and the music life of a downtown Waco church across the twentieth century.
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The Sunday school movement and the wings churches built
How the Sunday school movement led Waco churches to add education wings and classrooms behind the sanctuary.
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Weekday preschool and Montessori ministries
How weekday preschool and Montessori ministries used the rooms of Waco church buildings during the week.
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The Sunday sermon and the radio broadcast that carried it
How the Sunday sermon was preached in downtown Waco and carried by radio broadcasts to listeners at home.
The index
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Congregations and History
Methodist and other downtown Waco congregations traced from 1900 to 2019, including the mergers that emptied sanctuaries.
4 entries
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Worship and Music
Traditional Methodist worship order, sermon broadcast and choirs, as practiced in downtown Waco churches.
4 entries
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Ministries and Rooms
Ministries and Rooms: the entries in this section.
2 entries
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