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Parkdale Baptist Church how we came to be.
They Had a Dream. . . .
Dreams are made to feed the soul,
Every dream precedes the goal,
Dreams, the stuff that makes men bold,
A peoples’ dream can a world remold.
In March of 1950, the First Baptist Church
Moved to their new location on Ocean Drive,
but a handful of members felt that there should
still be a witness for our Lord in the downtown
location. The H.E.Butt Foundation purchased the
old First Church property at the corner of Mesquite
and Taylor Streets in order that this might be
accomplished. The First Baptist Church was
Paid $65,000 for this property. The initial
Meeting of the group that formed the mission
From the First Baptist Church held on Wednesday,
March 22, 1950. There were 17 persons present.
The scripture used that night was :
“So we built the wall . . . for the people
had a mind to work.” Nehemiah 4:6
From the very beginning the mission was
Self-sustaining. Warren C. Hultgren was called
as mission pastor. Rev. Hultgren, still a student
at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Fort Worth, commuted from Fort Worth to Corpus
Christi every week until May, when he moved his
family to Corpus Christi. A warm and enthusiastic
young man his dynamic preaching drew large numbers
to the preaching services and the hard work and
enthusiasm
of the small membership soon led the mission in a
growth from 54 members to 364 members in three
months.
They Had a Dream. . . .
Dreams are made to feed the soul,
Every dream precedes the goal,
Dreams, the stuff that makes men bold,
A peoples’ dream can a world remold.
In March of 1950, the First Baptist Church
Moved to their new location on Ocean Drive,
but a handful of members felt that there should
still be a witness for our Lord in the downtown
location. The H.E.Butt Foundation purchased the
old First Church property at the corner of Mesquite
and Taylor Streets in order that this might be
accomplished. The First Baptist Church was
Paid $65,000 for this property. The initial
Meeting of the group that formed the mission
From the First Baptist Church held on Wednesday,
March 22, 1950. There were 17 persons present.
The scripture used that night was :
“So we built the wall . . . for the people
had a mind to work.” Nehemiah 4:6
From the very beginning the mission was
Self-sustaining. Warren C. Hultgren was called
as mission pastor. Rev. Hultgren, still a student
at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Fort Worth, commuted from Fort Worth to Corpus
Christi every week until May, when he moved his
family to Corpus Christi. A warm and enthusiastic
young man his dynamic preaching drew large numbers
to the preaching services and the hard work and
enthusiasm
of the small membership soon led the mission in a
growth from 54 members to 364 members in three
months.
The following letter to the church family From the pastor was
printed in the Sunday bulletin On April 2, 1950:
“WHEN IS A CHURCH GREAT?”
“A church is great when it speaks out to the world through its
members of a living, loving coming Christ. The witness of an
individual’s life is the most convincing argument for Christianity
and the only method of building a great work for our Christ. The
motto of the Downtown Baptist Chruch is:
“In the heart of Corpus Christi, For the hearts of Corpus Christi."
“ May God strengthen our arms, enlarge our vision, break our
hearts, and allow us by His grace to minister to the needs of the sin-
sick, weary men and women. To this end we join our hands
together as we begin our service for our blessed Lord.
“Your Pastor.”
printed in the Sunday bulletin On April 2, 1950:
“WHEN IS A CHURCH GREAT?”
“A church is great when it speaks out to the world through its
members of a living, loving coming Christ. The witness of an
individual’s life is the most convincing argument for Christianity
and the only method of building a great work for our Christ. The
motto of the Downtown Baptist Chruch is:
“In the heart of Corpus Christi, For the hearts of Corpus Christi."
“ May God strengthen our arms, enlarge our vision, break our
hearts, and allow us by His grace to minister to the needs of the sin-
sick, weary men and women. To this end we join our hands
together as we begin our service for our blessed Lord.
“Your Pastor.”
THEY BEGAN TO DREAM . . . .
Dream of becoming an independent church, and this dream began to materialize
when in a business session on June 7, 1950, a petition to become independent was drawn
up for the council which would meet and decide the fate of the congregation of the
Downtown Baptist Mission.
The petition read:
We of the Downtown Baptist Church, a mission-arm of the First Baptist Church
Corpus Christi, Texas do herein make request of the council to become an independent
Baptist church cooperating with the General Baptist Convention of Texas for the following
reasons:
this Council in establishing us as a church.
The afore was acted upon in business session June 7, 1950.
Mrs. Joe B. Williams, Secretary.
This Dream became a reality on Sunday June 11, 1950.
Dream of becoming an independent church, and this dream began to materialize
when in a business session on June 7, 1950, a petition to become independent was drawn
up for the council which would meet and decide the fate of the congregation of the
Downtown Baptist Mission.
The petition read:
We of the Downtown Baptist Church, a mission-arm of the First Baptist Church
Corpus Christi, Texas do herein make request of the council to become an independent
Baptist church cooperating with the General Baptist Convention of Texas for the following
reasons:
- We firmly and sincerely believe that there is a definite need for a downtown Baptist
Church in our city. - We feel that the providential way in which the Former site of the First Baptist Church
was made Available to us is indication of God’s pleasure in The matter. - We have come to feel through consultation With other pastors and a growing
personal
this Council in establishing us as a church.
The afore was acted upon in business session June 7, 1950.
Mrs. Joe B. Williams, Secretary.
This Dream became a reality on Sunday June 11, 1950.
Parkdale Baptist Church
3875 S. Staples St.
Corpus Christi, TX
78411
Office (361) 853-0204
Fax (361) 853-2357
Pastor (361) 290-1158
3875 S. Staples St.
Corpus Christi, TX
78411
Office (361) 853-0204
Fax (361) 853-2357
Pastor (361) 290-1158
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