Lakeview Church: Faithful and Devoted for 149 Years

Lakeview Church: Faithful and devoted for 149 years

The history of Galbraith Church, which much later became Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church, is filled with twists and turns, but also nearly a century and a half of service to three separate denominations.

The First Baptist Church of Kansas City celebrates 170 years with a picnic open to the public

By Kathy Feist The First Baptist Church of Kansas City is celebrating its 170th anniversary on Sunday, June 29. A 10 am sermon will be followed by a noon-time picnic on the church grounds located at Wornall and Red Bridge roads. The public is invited.  “We are celebrating the past and determining the future,” says Reverend Dr. Dezo Schreiner, pastor of the church.  First Baptist Church of Kansas City is the city’s oldest continuous running Prote…