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Historic Florida Churches
By Joy Sheffield Harris
Joy Harris
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St. James Episcopal Church, Leesburg
St. James Episcopal Church was initially constructed in 1889 in the Carpenter Gothic style.
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United Methodist Welaka
The 1895 freeze in Florida severely impacted Welaka's economy, forcing many residents to move elsewhere for employment. It took several...
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Alachua United Methodist Church
In 1822, John J. Triggs was sent as a Methodist missionary to a new mission called Alapaha. This mission extended from south Georgia into...
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Grace United Methodist Church, Lawtey
Located in Bradford County, this delightful church features a Victorian Revival style with four gables and cathedral glass windows.
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McIntosh Presbyterian Church
McIntosh Presbyterian Church was built in 1907. William Henry Belk of Belk Department Store was a frequent winter visitor and lent...
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St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, Located in Historic Titusville.
In 1887, construction of a church was begun on land donated to the Titusville Episcopal mission by Mary Titus, wife of the town's...
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Dec 30, 20241 min read
Tangerine Community Church aka Congregational Church
The town of Tangerine was established in 1879 and this little white church was soon consructed. It still stands today.
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Dec 29, 20241 min read
Old St. Ann’s Church
Dedicated March 15, 1896, on the southeast corner of Rosemary & Datura Streets. In 1902 it was moved to North Olive Street on land...
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Dec 28, 20241 min read
Alva United Methodist Episcopal
Built in 1903 the Alva United Methodist Church lost its steeple in a 2017 hurricane. The bell remained intact and a 40-foot steeple was...
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Dec 27, 20241 min read
Saint Agatha’s Episcopal Church, DeFuniak Springs
Nestled among the rolling hills of Florida's panhandle, DeFuniak Springs was once referred to as the “Adirondacks of Western Florida”. In...
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Dec 26, 20241 min read
St. James Episcopal Church Perry
Constructed in the early 1900s with assistance from the Episcopal ladies of Perry. These women decided to fundraise for a chapel, and...
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Dec 23, 20241 min read
Kanapaha Presbyterian Church
In 1857, a group of Sea Island cotton planters from South Carolina who steeled near here called an organizational meeting to establish...
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Dec 21, 20241 min read
First Presbyterian, Wewahitchka
The First Presbyterian Church of Wewahitchka was initially St. John’s Episcopal. Constructed around 1895, it was consecrated by the Right...
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Dec 20, 20242 min read
Trinity Episcopal Church Melrose
In 1881, the Rev. Mr. Franklin of St. John’s Episcopal Chapel in Earleton led the service that began Trinity Church. The congregants met...
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Dec 19, 20241 min read
Roser Memorial Community Church
This pretty little church on Anna Maria Island was built in 1913.
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Dec 18, 20241 min read
Andrews Memorial Chapel - Dunedin
Early Dunedin homesteader B. M. Brown and the Emerson family donated land for the construction of a church in 1876. Before it was built,...
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Dec 17, 20241 min read
Shady Grove Methodist
Robert M. Hendry moved from Georgia and purchased farmland in the Shady Grove area in 1852. Reverend Hendry, a Methodist Circuit Rider in...
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Dec 16, 20241 min read
Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit
Orange County, Apopka: This little church began as a simple rectangular board and batten structure built in 1886 by the First...
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Dec 14, 20241 min read
First Presbyterian Lynn Haven
Construction on the First Presbyterian Church of Lynn Haven was completed in 1916. This classic Casrpenter Gothic style church is...
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Dec 13, 20241 min read
First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church in Starke, featuring Victorian-style architecture, was originally dedicated on Cherry Street in 1886 and...
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