Central Baptist Church Giving Car to Preacher Hackney, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Pictured left to right is Art Lough, unidentified, Cecil Lively, Evelyn Bigony, Dick Hackney, Elma Hackney, Paris Hackey, Clair Bigony, M. H. Maloney, and Luther Wheeler.
Moorman Parker Re-enacting Methodist Preacher Circuit Rider, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1945
Description:
A group of spectators watch as Parker re-enacts the circuit rider next to the First Methodist Church building located on the corner of Ballengee Street and Third Avenue.
Two priests and a group of children are pictured on the altar. The priest on the left is believed to be Fr. John Werninger. Other subjects unidentified.
The church, built in 1897-98, was later moved in its present location on Temple Street and Fifth Avenue in 1907. A ferris wheel sits outside of the building while unidentified subjects gather on the lawn.