Coventry

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1908 Seventh Day Adventism
comes to
Coventry
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Cathedral Precincts
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Priory Row
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1908 An unknown lady
colporteur called at the home
of Mary Martin
Stevenson Road
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Mary Martin with her daughter May aged 6
years
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1918
Brother F.S.Tonks
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Brother Sister Hall
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1918 1919 Early Baptisms
Baptised by Pastor J. J.Gillat assisted by Bro.
S. S. Tonks
At St Michaels Baptist Church
James H. Reynolds Lily Reynolds Charles
Mcguire Albert Barnes Mary S.W. Earp Alice
Stringer Alice Kirk Florence A Berry Lucy E.
Gough.
May Martin Lucy Bence Harold Shawcross Emma J.
Barnes Annie Judge Eva Walsh Sarah
Rollason Florence Pilkington Ruth Judge
Eva Kirk Alfred Bund Mary J. Shawcross Gladys
Shawcross Hildred M. Peart Elizabeth
Peart Dorothy Casey Lily Johnson
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February 19th 1919 the Company was
organised into a Church
Charter Members
Mrs Martin Mr Cole Mrs Swift Mrs Gould Mrs
Clowes Mr Reynolds Mrs Reynolds Mr Barnes Mrs
Earp Mrs Stringer
Mrs Kirk Mrs Berry Miss Gough. Miss
Martin. Miss Bence Mr Shawcross Mrs
Barnes Mrs Judge Mrs Walsh Mrs Rollason
Miss Pilkington Miss Judge Miss Kirk Mr
Bund Mrs Shawcross Miss Shawcross Mrs
Peart Miss Peart Mrs Casey Mrs Johnson
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Early Members at Lockhurst Lane
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First Tent Effort Balsall
Common
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Corn Exchange.
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Go ye into all the world.
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1928 Marriage of May Martin to Leonard Cooper
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Charlesworth Car Bodies in Much Park Street 1937
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Evangelistic Outreach
Pastor S. G. Joyce
conducted a series of meetings
At the Baths Coventry
50 souls were baptised or added by vote over a
3 year period.
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Public Baths Priory Street
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• A bright recollection from 1940
• With fears of bombing
• Rationing of food, clothing, and other
  essentials
• And the blackout regulations

A social was planned
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Calling the People of Coventry
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Coventry Technical College
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Queens Road Baptist Church
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1944 CHURCH
BUILDING FUND LAUNCHED
with
50 Pledged
The value today is almost
1400
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By kind permission of The Magic Lantern
Society
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1946 The Ragged School
Front and Rear Views
A former weaving factory.
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St Johns Ambulance Hall
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The young Dorcas-Welfare group approximate date
1949
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Vine Street Congregational Church
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Evangelistic Outreach 1908-1950
A tent Meeting at Balsall Common
1922 Pastor A.K Armstrong Corn Exchange
Coventry
1944 Lantern Lectures Location not
known
1939 Pastor S.G. Joyce The Baths Hall
1944 Pastor K. Lacey Coventry
Techincal College
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Coventry Church almost ready for opening in 1950
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An Early Photograph of Coventry SDA Church
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1953 Wedding of Kathleen Cartwright to Ray
Cooper
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Coventry Birmingham Church outing early 1950s
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A Selection of
Weddings 1960 - 66
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Vera and Garfield Maycock with their
boys
Cora and Darcy Blake
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Drs Doreen David Bull
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The Church prior to the pipe organ installation
Parquet Floor
Harmonium
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Ps. V. Hall conducted a service
of dedication
July 16th 1966
Elder Ray Cooper Having completed
the re-assembly of the pipe organ
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Social events need the workers
Vera and Rose
1973
1980
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Christmas Dinner
with
Waiter Waitress
Service
2000-2004
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Royal Agricultural Shows 1972 -1975
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1973
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Mrs B. Clee
1971 1979 A sample of Community
Outreach on healthful living.
Mrs O. MacIntyre
Mrs K. Cooper
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Smoking Suzy smoking Sam
22.9.79
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Ingathering
Lillian Parkin Dada Peacock
The Children with a model of the Medical
Missionary launch they collected for.
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Dr Mike Pearson with his wife Helen,
talking to Mrs Carr
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13th Sabbath School childrens programmes
1976
1974
1990
1990
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Early Purple Orchid
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People
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Senior Citizens Outing
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A Canal Boat Trip was organised by the
Welfare Department 2001
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A Selection of Campaigns 1950 -2008
1953 Ps F. Edwards Masonic Hall
1959 Ps. J. Handysides Police Assembly
Hall
1960 Ps. J. Handysides Leamington Spa
1965 Ps. D. Clothier St Nicholas
St SDA Church
1973 Ps. Walters Banks Herbert Art
Gallery Museum
1975 Ps. P. Clee Herbert
Lecture Theatre
1977 Ps. Lawson
CoventryTechnical College
1979 Ps. P..Clee Benn Hall
Rugby
continued
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A Selection of Campaigns 1950 -2008 continued
1980 Ps. P. Clee United Reform Church Hall
Nuneaton
1987 Ps. J. Stevens Coventry Technical
College
1989 Ps. G. Bradford Coventry University
1992 Ps. B. Robinson Coventry, Rugby
Leamington
1997 Ps. M. Walker Coventry Church
1999 Ps. D. Nelson Net 98 Meetings In the
Church
2001 Ps. I. Sweeney Coventry University
2005 Ps. D. Nelson Mind the Gap -
Coventry Church
2006 Ps. S. Palmer Revival - Coventry
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Membership Trends
Number of
Members
5 year intervals
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Ministers Associates 1948 -2008

• Pastor W. Lennox
• Pastor C. Smith
• Pastor J. French
• 1951 Pastor F. Edwards
• 1954 Pastor J. Beavon
• 1957 Pastor W. Nicholson
• 1958 Pastor J. Handysides
• 1962 Pastor J. Cuthell
• 1963 Pastor D. Lowe
• 1964 Pastor D Clothier
• 1966 Pastor M. Pedlar

1966 Pastor M. Pedlar 1970 Pastor P.
Smith 1974 Pastor P. Clee 1980 Pastor E.
Lowe 1981 Pastor J. Mahon Bro. W.
Wemys 1982 Pastor B. Robinson 1987 Pastor M
Watson 1991 Pastor A Conroy 1995 Pastor P
Sayers 2004 Pastor S Palmer
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Car Park Slide
A Sabbath Morning
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Baptismal Group
2007
Congregation 2008
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Refurbishment of the Sanctuary
2006 2007
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Coventry Central Church
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1908 to 2008

• We wish to express a sincere thank you to all who
  have contributed to the making of this brief
  record.

• In the sifting of material some aspects are
  omitted but we trust that this outline will be of
  interest to members and former members of the
  Church.

• The commitment and zeal of the early members is
  almost tangible as they sought a place to
  worship and tell others the good news of
  salvation.

In closing let us contemplate the final slide
and the challenges we face.
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Epstein Bronze at
The New Cathedral Church
of St. Michael Coventry
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The End