Lakeside Baptist Church of Apopka, Florida collection, 1967-2003
Scope and Contents
The Lakeside Baptist Church collection covers one box and dates between 1967 and 2003.
The Policies folder holds policy documents from the church, contsitutions and by-laws, articles of incorporation, and property documentation.
The Minutes folders hold the meeting minutes of mostly business meetings from a minutes binder dating between 1966 and 1976, as well as minutes from 1996 to 2003.
The Budget folder dates between 1970 and 2003, with the bulk of the documents from later years.
The Church Officers folder contains ballots and lists of proposed church officers from 1971 to 2004.
The Bulletins and Programs folder holds several church bulletins, as well as programs, bulletins, and a newspaper clipping regarding church anniversaries.
The Correspondence folder holds mostly letters from the pastor, as well as drafts of statements regarding the Foreknowledge of God controversy of 2000.
The Membership folders holds church directories and pages from a Membership Roll ledger.
The Annual Reports date between 1968 and 2002, with missing issues from 1970, 1971, 1993, 1995, and 1996.
Dates
- 1967 - 2003
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for researcher use.
Historical note
Kingswood Baptist Chapel began as a mission church in 1966 in a building at 5301 Goddard Avenue. First Baptist Church of Kingswood was officially organized in 1967 with 24 charter members. A new building at 9635 Bear Lake Road was dedicated in 1975, when the church was renamed Lakeside Baptist Church. The church is now closed.
Extent
.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The Lakeside Baptist Church collection is primarily arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
It is unclear when this collection was donated to the History Center.
- Title
- Lakeside Baptist Church of Apopka, Florida collection, 1967-2003
- Author
- Rebekah Bain, archivist
- Date
- December 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The History Center: Archives of Bethel University and Converge Repository