Third Baptist Church 170th Anniversary
Documentary by award-winning filmmaker Kevin Epps
Our History
Third Baptist Church of San Francisco was established in 1852 by a devout group of Christians in the home of Eliza and William Davis, in San Francisco.
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Various pastors, mostly white, conducted services from members homes.
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Arrival of the first African American Pastor @ Third Baptist Church of San Francisco.
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Pastor @ Third Baptist Church in the years just before, during and after the great SF earthquake.
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Organized Usher Board and Morning Choir.
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Established the first scholarship at TBC and raised funds for the church's first missionary efforts.
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Served as Pastor during the Depression and World War II. Rev. Haynes remained Senior Pastor for 38-years.
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In the footsteps of his father, Rev. Haynes, Jr., served as Senior Pastor for 3 years, until his untimely death in 1975.
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After several months of a diligent search, Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown assumed the pastorate at Third Baptist Church and has continued to serve to the present.
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The Early Years at Third Baptist