CA-002-001-007: Pine Park Church Pictures, bulk: 1970-2007

Item

Collection number: CA-002-001-007

10428/7120: CA-002-001-007: Pine Park Church Pictures [PDF]

Scope and Contents

This item pertains to Pine Park Church in Grady County, Georgia, and is part of the Churches series within the Grady County Historical Society Collection. It includes a historical timeline covering the years 1898 to 2007, photographs, newspaper clippings, and a booklet on the church's history. The original materials are held by the Grady County Historical Society and were provided to Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections for digitization and online access.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1970-2007

Historical

Text discusses the Pine Park Community Center, a building that was located near the Pine Park Baptist Church. The community center was built in 1898 and was home to the Ward-White Universalist Church. The Universalist Church continued to function for a few years following the death of D.P. Ward in 1938. In 1945, the Universalist Church deeded the building to Mamie Ward, who signed an agreement for the building to be used as a 4-H Club House.

In the summer of 2004, the building was moved to Florida Baptist College (now Baptist University of Florida) in Graceville Florida as part of a collection of historical churches and houses called "Heritage Village."

In June 2024, The Graceville News posted multiple articles regarding the demolition of Heritage Village. Heritage Village had been a project of past university president, Dr. Thomas Kinchen. Dr. Clayton Cloer, the university president in June 2024, spoke to Graceville news and stated that there were plans to demolish most of the buildings, but there was no timeline for demolition.

Extent

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