["The Gift" Choir, Rockwall First Baptist]

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Photograph of a "The Gift" choir, arranged in the main sanctuary of the Rockwall First Baptist Church, which is decorated for Christmas with poinsettias and biblical imagery. The choir members, wearing red stoles and holding, red choir books, stand in three rows behind the conductor's podium and music stand, in front of the pews, where congregants are seated. A logotype reading "The Gift" is projected or printed above the choir.

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1 photograph : col. ; 27 x 35 cm., in frame 31 x 38 cm.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2022 and was provided by the First Baptist Church of Rockwall to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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First Baptist Church of Rockwall

The First Baptist Church of Rockwall (FBCR) is the oldest congregation in the Dallas Baptist Association. Organized in 1852 as the New Hope Baptist Church, this institution holds records that highlight developments in religious teaching, ideology, and practice and of the community the church serves. These materials reflect the growth and community of Rockwall, Texas through the eyes of one of its earliest churches.

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Photograph of a "The Gift" choir, arranged in the main sanctuary of the Rockwall First Baptist Church, which is decorated for Christmas with poinsettias and biblical imagery. The choir members, wearing red stoles and holding, red choir books, stand in three rows behind the conductor's podium and music stand, in front of the pews, where congregants are seated. A logotype reading "The Gift" is projected or printed above the choir.

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1 photograph : col. ; 27 x 35 cm., in frame 31 x 38 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2022

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  • March 27, 2024, 9:55 a.m.

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  • May 6, 2024, 9:25 a.m.

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["The Gift" Choir, Rockwall First Baptist], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1662300/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting First Baptist Church of Rockwall.

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