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  1. 3 days ago · "You know, the church isn't about brick and mortar. It's about people." Members were devastated when a four-alarm fire ravaged the 134-year-old sanctuary built in 1890.

  2. 1 day ago · The rebuild of the church’s historic sanctuary will be modeled after an old 1908 design of that building, senior pastor Robert Jeffress said. By Adrian Ashford Oct. 27, 2024

  3. Jul 23, 2024 · Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Dallas Church in 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Dallas, like many cities in the mid-20th century, preferred tearing down older buildings to preserving ...

  4. Jul 21, 2024 · DALLAS (AP) — The leader of an historic church in downtown Dallas nearly destroyed by a fire told congregants on Sunday that they will rebuild the iconic structure. Services for First Baptist Dallas were held at the nearby Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, where senior Pastor Robert Jeffress said they will rebuild the sanctuary, which ...

  5. Jul 21, 2024 · The leader of an historic church in downtown Dallas nearly destroyed by a fire says church officials plan to rebuild the iconic structure Via AP news wire Sunday 21 July 2024 18:34 BST

  6. The First Baptist Church of Dallas was established on July 30, 1868, with eleven founding members. They convened in the Masonic Hall, located on Lamar Street near Ross Avenue. [3] In 1872, the congregation pooled their funds to purchase the first building, on Akard, in downtown Dallas. The cornerstone of the sanctuary that the congregation ...

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  8. The notorious segregation speech delivered by W.A. Criswell at the South Carolina Legislature in 1956 is an important touchstone for where First Baptist Dallas leadership took an ungodly path. I witnessed Jeffress attempt to reckon with that past at a panel discussion a few years ago. The past is littered with mistakes and missteps, but ...