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Who was the first person baptized at Seventh Street Christian Church?
Our records indicate the first person baptized at Seventh Street Christian Church was Wayne Malcom, who resided at 2016 E Prairie, on November 9, 1924. Rev. Robert Findlayson was the officiant.
Other baptisms held that day were: Mrs. Leona Eaton, Margaret Harrington, Dorothy Riber, Fred Riber, and Mrs. Fred (Dora) Riber, Amos Wrightsman, John H. Wrightsman, and Nellie Wrightsman.
While other baptisms are listed before November 9, 1924, likely, the Seventh Street Christian Church baptismal was not installed or working. Those baptisms likely were held at either Central Christian or First Christian churches.
It is unclear when Wayne became an inactive member of the church. Elders did a recruitment campaign to reach out to inactive members in 1973 and a short interview was given with him, his wife, and children. There are no records of his wife and children joining.
Wayne passed away on July 4, 1989, and is buried at Union Cemetery in Oreana.
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