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St. Johns Baptist Church

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Demonination

National Baptist Convention of America Inc.

Pastor

James Massly

Race/Ethnicity

African-American

County

Volusia County (Fla.)

City

Ormond

Established

1899

Editor's Note:

On many of the scans, text appears to bleed through from the reverse page as survey workers often used recycled paper printed on one side with unrelated material. Users should be aware that the bleed-through is not a missing page.

Title

St. Johns Baptist Church

Subject

Florida Historical Records Survey

Work Projects Administration

Florida -- Churches

Florida -- Church records -- Inventories, registers, catalogs.

Church buildings -- Florida

Description

WPA Church Record for St. Johns Baptist Church in Ormond, Volusia County, established in 1899. This National Baptist Convention of America Inc. church served a mainly African-American congregation, and was pastored at the time of the survey by James Massly.

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Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey

Source

State Library of Florida, WPA Survey of Church Records

Date

1899

Format

church records

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Text

Identifier

slf_wpachurch_5092

Coverage

Depression Era Florida (1926-1939)

Denomination

National Baptist Convention of America Inc.

County

Volusia County (Fla.)

City

Ormond

Race/Ethnicity

African-American

Pastor

James Massly

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Church Name

St. Johns Baptist Church

Chicago Manual of Style

Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey. St. Johns Baptist Church. 1899. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/251984>, accessed 7 August 2026.

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Works Progress Administration, Historical Records Survey. St. Johns Baptist Church. 1899. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/251984>

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For FY2026-27, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $1,027,650. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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