Third Baptist Church 140th Anniversary Quilt

This anniversary quilt was made to honor our present members and to look back at the past history of our church. We've been an established African American baptist church since the year of 1868 still located in the same spot where the original church began. My family, starting with my great maternal great grandmother was instrumental in a lot of decisions of that era. Following her was my grandmother, mother, myself and my children. I do believe that's five generations. On the quilt itself are the past pastors who presided and a brief history of the church along with signatures of over two hundred members. That job was not easy. You will also find a tree of life who's leaves have fallen to the wayside. Those leaves represent those members who have gone on before us. The quilt was unveiled at the celebration banquet in October of 2008 and surprised everyone. It now hangs in the sanctuary of the church for everyone to view. Yes! Quilts tell stories. Quilts have history. You may say that quilts are the fabrics of our lives. I hope the viewing of this quilt gives you a little of our history.