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In 1905, the Lafayette News reported that the superintendent of Louisville's Baptist Sunday School was <br />planning to start a Sunday School at the mine camp at the Sunnyside Mine south of Louisville, an <br />interesting example of outreach by the Church into one of the mining camps. <br />The Baptist Church was both an important place of worship for Louisville and a community center. <br />Appendix I contains a list of some of the different community and church events that were held in the <br />building. According to a Louisville Times article (June 20, 1998) that appeared in the paper on the <br />occasion of the 100th anniversary of the organization of the Baptist Church, "The effects the church has <br />had on the community of Louisville, as well as its community of believers may be immeasurable. 'The <br />relationships that have been built within the church that meets here have been profound and life - <br />changing,' [Pastor Craig] Watters said." <br />A. Early Photos <br />The following is the oldest known photo of the Baptist Church, likely dating from the early 1900s: <br />The next two photos show a parade on Pine Street in circa 1920 with the Church building on the right: <br />3 <br />