The Baptist Church on Main Street was the Apostolic Lutheran Church when I was a child in New Ipswich. I loved the interior, so simple but so beautiful.
For historical purposes, here is Martin Seppala's account of how the Baptist Church in town became the (Finnish) Apostolic Lutheran Church in 1936 from the October 2013 Christian Monthly: "The Baptist congregation had dwindled to three elderly women, and indeed, they were willing to sell their building, especially when they heard the buyers were believers in Jesus, too. Mom loved the clock in the steeple tower, and with a basement, a larger sanctuary and a roomy balcony upstairs, the Baptist church building had plenty of room for more children!" The next week the decision was made to purchase the Baptist church, and four Apostolic Lutheran men trouped off to pay three Baptist ladies for their church. They greeted the Finns politely and with grace. After the polite small talk, our representatives handed over the agreed upon price of $200, but the Baptists suddenly smiled and shook their heads. "I'm sorry, but $200 is quite difficult to divide between the three of us. Could you please just give us $50 each, to make it easier for us?" Our thrifty Finns happily agreed."
The Baptist Church on Main Street was the Apostolic Lutheran Church when I was a child in New Ipswich. I loved the interior, so simple but so beautiful.
Aha, that explains the caption. I will correct the posting
For historical purposes, here is Martin Seppala's account of how the Baptist Church in town became the (Finnish) Apostolic Lutheran Church in 1936 from the October 2013 Christian Monthly: "The Baptist congregation had dwindled to three elderly women, and indeed, they were willing to sell their building, especially when they heard the buyers were believers in Jesus, too. Mom loved the clock in the steeple tower, and with a basement, a larger sanctuary and a roomy balcony upstairs, the Baptist church building had plenty of room for more children!" The next week the decision was made to purchase the Baptist church, and four Apostolic Lutheran men trouped off to pay three Baptist ladies for their church. They greeted the Finns politely and with grace. After the polite small talk, our representatives handed over the agreed upon price of $200, but the Baptists suddenly smiled and shook their heads. "I'm sorry, but $200 is quite difficult to divide between the three of us. Could you please just give us $50 each, to make it easier for us?" Our thrifty Finns happily agreed."