Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Collection
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Title
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Collection
Subject
History
Religion
Description
Images submitted as part of a 2012 DC Community Heritage Project grant completed by Matthews Memorial Baptist Church.
Creator
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
Date
2012
Rights
All images copyrights belong to the original photographer and Matthews Memorial Baptist Church.
The Humanities Council of Washington, DC reserves the right to display and distribute grant funded materials for educational purposes.
Collection Items
Underwood Typewriter used by the Reverend Dr. Wendell P. Russell, Pastor, MMBC
The Underwood Five was one of the most popular typewriter models from its introduction in 1901 until the proliferation of word processors and computers. This Underwood, on display in Matthews Memorial Baptist Church’s Russell Hall, was used by…
Ribbon-Cut Fabric from the Opening of the Matthews Memorial Terrace, 2012
This red grosgrain 3” wide ribbon with handmade bows was used in the opening ceremony for the Matthews Memorial Terrace apartment building, a 99 unit housing complex located on Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC. The opening, held…
Brother Frank Patterson Jr.’s Bible
This fragile Holy Bible dates to the early 1940s, when Viola Patterson gave it to her son Frank Patterson Jr. who was ten years old at the time. The bible is in need of significant restoration and conservation work.
Sermon Notes of the Reverend Dr. Wendell P. Russell, Pastor, 1979-1991
These two documents are sermons written by Pastor Wendell P. Russell. His wife, First Lady Eleanor S. Russell noted that he typed his own sermons, and occasionally wrote them by hand. With these one-page outlines of his sermon, accompanying his Holy…
Sunday School Teacher Mary E. Rose's Gregg Short Hand Book
This copy of Gregg Transcription by Leslie Zoubek was owned by Sister Mary E. Rose a Sunday School teacher at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church. John Robert Gregg (1867-1948) was the inventor of short hand originally known as light line phonography.…
The Life and Story of Mr. John R. Chambers, an autobiography
The late Deacon John R (Milton) Chambers, one of the longest serving Deacons of our church, learned to read when he was 70 years old through a DC Literacy Program. Paula E. Dickerson Hawkins served as his reading coach, and wrote the forward to the…
A View from the Balcony of the Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Sanctuary, circa 1960s
This image from a photo album kept by Pastor R.V. Coger and First Lady Ophelia Coger, depicts an image of church life from the 1960s. The photograph was taken from the rear of the space that is now Matthews Memorial Baptist Church's Russell Hall, the…
Brother Steven Hollimon, Exchange Student to Russia
In the spring of 1991, Steven Hollimon was selected to be a US Student Ambassador of Goodwill to travel abroad to the Soviet Union for three weeks. During his tour, he was able to experience a family stay and a culture he had only read about in…
Deacon Bettie H. Sheppard’s Deaconess Ministry 1999 Information Booklet
Deacon Bettie Sheppard who served as chairperson of the Deaconess Board designed and developed this Deaconess Ministry Information Booklet for 1999. During the pastorate of the Reverend John H. Kearney, Sr., the women’s “Deaconess” designation was…
Folio with Sepia Photo Portrait of Pastor R. V. and First Lady Ophelia Coger
This is a leather-bound folio with a sepia photo portrait of the Pastor R.V. Coger, and First Lady Ophelia Coger from 1971. Inside this folio are 15 black & white 8”x10” photographs of chronicling church activities during Coger's pastorate. Serving…
Reverend William Winston’s Letter to Mrs. J. T. Marshall, 1943
Reverend William Winston, who served as an assistant to our church Pastors for many years, wrote this letter to the wife of the late Founding Pastor John T. Marshall. Written on October 4, 1943, five years after Marshall's passing, the letter is an…
First Lady Maria E Marshall’s Gold Corner Chair
Corner chairs rose in popularity in the mid-18th century, but this sheraton-style example adorned the home of Matthews Memorial Baptist Church's original First Lady, Maria E. Marshall during the church's early years. Its woven seat and horizontal…
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Sunday School Journal book, 1926-1931
This Sunday School journal book was passed on from Deacon Gladys McKenzie, age 105, to MMBC’s Bishop C. Matthew Hudson and Deacon Joseph Carter, in August 2012. Its entries, all handwritten in pencil, cover Sunday School classes from March 1926…
Wooden Church Bank, circa 1950s
This wooden bank was given to the Reverend Reuben W. Hall during his pastorate at Matthews Memorial Baptist from 1949 to 1954. The bank was symbolic of our church edifice at 2627 Nichols Avenue, and it may have been used to encourage the congregation…
Deaconess Johnnie M. Beasley’s well-worn Bible
Deacon Johnnie M. Beasley’s illustrated copy of the Holy Bible appears to have been well used. This is a World Publishing Co., edition. Deaconess Beasley also served as an usher and supervisor for the Young Adult Usher Board. Female deacons were…
Deacon John H. Beasley’s pocket-size Gideon Bible
This pocket-size Gideon Bible, New Testament, belonged to Deacon John H. Beasley. He identified it with his name, address and the date, probably for when he acquired it. The late Deacon Beasley was the first member baptized in the baptismal pool of…
Missionary log journal from 1952 with photos of Missionary presidents Jones and Banks
“Property of the Marshall Memorial Missionary Society of the Matthews Memorial Bapt. Church” is the inscription on the opening page of this missionary log journal. The minutes of its May 5, 1952 meeting, held at the home of one of its members, was…
Bishop C. Matthew Hudson, Jr.’s Minister’s Robe and Well Used Bible
Wearing this black and gray minister’s robe “won thousands of souls to Christ,” said Bishop C. Matthew Hudson, Jr., Senior Servant of Matthews Memorial Baptist Church. Accompanying the robe is Pastor Hudson’s first Bible used for 18 years, beginning…
Trustee H. Earl Coley, his golf clubs, cap and photographs
Trustee H. Earl Coley, a golf instructor, used these golf clubs, an iron and a driver, and on occasions partnered with golf pro Charlie Sturgeon, shown in photo at right. This golf cap is one of a limited edition from the US Open 2011 Congressional…
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Souvenir Plate – 1921-1956 commemorates its 35th year
This souvenir plate is a rendering of our church’s third place of Worship at 2627 Nichols Avenue, S.E. It was the first built edifice for our congregation. (The name of the avenue was changed to Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, in January 1971.)
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Children’s Ministry Tee Shirt for the Children’s Conference, 2011
Children’s Ministry white tee shirt designed for the MMBC Children’s Ministry Prayer Conference, 2011. Using scripture from I Thessalonians 5:17, “Pray without ceasing,” the tee shirt design promotes two words as acronyms to help the children learn…
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church Missionary Foreign Mission silver plate and Marian’s Prayer Letter
Matthews Memorial’s missionary work is led by the leaders of the John T Marshall Missionary Society. In 1940, the John T. Marshall Missionary Society was organized by Pastor C. Howard Hickerson, in honor of our Founding Pastor John T. Marshall who…
Construction hat worn by Pastor John H. Kearney, Sr, during the building of the 1999 Sanctuary facility at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
Construction hat worn by Reverend Dr. John H. Kearney, Sr., Pastor, during the construction of the new 1,000-seat sanctuary and administrative building, from 1994 until its opening on Palm Sunday 1999.
Graduation gown and Certificate for Christian Counselor for Sister Denise Trudo
The late Sister Denise Trudo, daughter of Brother Hollis and Sister Erma Trudo used this gown when she graduated from the American Association of Christian Counselors on May 21, 2003. Her course of study,“Caring for People God’s Way.” Upon…
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