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Historic Florida Churches
By Joy Sheffield Harris
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![Alva United Methodist Episcopal](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a92b99_dfdb96db4b30430280061ff1d99de336~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_363,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a92b99_dfdb96db4b30430280061ff1d99de336~mv2.webp)
Joy Harris
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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![Saint Agatha’s Episcopal Church, DeFuniak Springs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a92b99_861225cded9d43f2a1cf67a328fbbe53~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_394,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a92b99_861225cded9d43f2a1cf67a328fbbe53~mv2.webp)
Joy Harris
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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![St. James Episcopal Church Perry](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a92b99_6593fbb0f55042d4b1ab8deeecb6a2b7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_292,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a92b99_6593fbb0f55042d4b1ab8deeecb6a2b7~mv2.webp)
Joy Harris
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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