[Baptist Sunday School Convention, Rockwall]

Photograph of a convention of Baptist adult Sunday schools in Rockwall organized by the Philathean Society. Several women stand on the steps of a church building, arranged in four rows. Two groups of women along the front row each hold a sign, a pennant at left reading "Philathea" and a flag-shaped banner at right reading "First Annual Convention Banner." Names of attendees is listed on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Groundbreaking Ceremony]

Photograph of a group of church leaders from the Rockwall First Baptist Church at a groundbreaking ceremony. A man at right holds a shovel pushed into the ground, and a tractor manned by a church leader is parked behind the group.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregants with Mini Ark]

Photograph of a group of congregants standing in the front of the Rockwall First Baptist Church worship center. Along the carpeted stairs leading to the choir section of the sanctuary, four actors are seated in a tiny, flexible ark. Other people, wearing costumes, stand within the group of people.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregants in Sanctuary Corner]

Photograph of congregants, some dressed in costumes, standing in the right front corner of the sanctuary of the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Microphone stands are placed in front of them, as well as bags and nets placed on the floor.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jesus Stage Play]

Photograph of a stage play concerning Jesus in the worship center of the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two large groups of performers, gathered on the choir area and dressed in tunics and headdresses, face each other and raise their arms. An actor playing Jesus stands above in a niche wearing a white robe and outstretching his arms as a spotlight shines on him.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1976 Rockwall First Baptist Members: Man with Painting #1]

Photograph of a member of the First Baptist Church of Rockwall standing next to a Harry Anderson painting of Jesus next to the United Nations headquarters, which hangs on a wooden wall.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Choir Group, Satin Shirts #1]

Photograph of a choir group in the front of the worship center of the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Women in the choir group, arranged on the left and right wings of the choir, wear satin shirts with golden stoles. Men along the center of the choir group wear tuxedos. The sanctuary and choir section is decorated with poinsettias and white flowers.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Actors in Worship Center #1]

Photograph of costumed actors in the front of the worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The choir section is decorated with a backdrop of a rock wall and a palm trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Play: Commoners and a King #1]

Photograph of a religious play held at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Depicted is a scene with several actors dressed in tunics and robes interacting with a figure with a crown and a satin blue and gold robe, standing on a platform above the actors. The front end of the church has been decorated with large paper rock walls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Play: Characters Seated #1]

Photograph of a religious play put on by the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Actors in costume are seated in a circle at the front end of the church's worship center, decorated with illustrations of rock walls. A group of women in tunics and headdresses stand at left and right; a man dressed as a Roman centurion stands in front of the pews.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Play: Characters Talking #1]

Photograph of a religious play put on by the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Depicted are two actors in costume holding a conversation, with five onlookers on stage. Behind the actors are decorations of a rock wall lining the length of the church sanctuary.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Play: Characters Talking #2]

Photograph of a religious play put on by the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Depicted are two actors in costume holding a conversation, with five onlookers on stage. Behind the actors are decorations of a rock wall lining the length of the church sanctuary.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Play: Commoners and a King #2]

Photograph of a religious play held at the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Depicted is a scene with several actors dressed in tunics and robes interacting with a figure with a crown and a satin blue and gold robe, standing on a platform above the actors. The front end of the church has been decorated with large paper rock walls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Actors in Worship Center #2]

Photograph of costumed actors in the front of the worship center at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The choir section is decorated with a backdrop of a rock wall and a palm trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Church Play: Characters Seated #2]

Photograph of a religious play put on by the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Actors in costume are seated in a circle at the front end of the church's worship center, decorated with illustrations of rock walls. A group of women in tunics and headdresses stand at left and right; a man dressed as a Roman centurion stands in front of the pews.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth of July Celebration: Costumed Couple #1]

Photograph of a costumed couple at a celebration for Independence Day in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. They stand in the front end of the church's worship center, in front of the choir section, the pulpit, and the clergy chairs. At left, a woman wears a white satin dress with red and blue stripes, and at right, a man wears a hat with a puffy white feathers and a dark coat with a black stele, round buttons, and long sleeves. A large American flag is draped over the back wall of the worship center.
Date: July 4, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth of July Celebration: Couple and Choir]

Photograph of a celebration for Independence Day in the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. A woman stands next to the worship center's pulpit, churchgoers in front of them. A man in a suit faces the choir section with his back turned towards the seated singers. A large American flag is draped on the wall over the top of the choir section.
Date: July 4, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth of July Celebration: Choir Performance]

Photograph of a choir performance during a Fourth of July celebration in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The choir stands at the back end of the worship center, dressed in red and white, singing from their choir books. A man conducts them from behind the pulpit. The sanctuary is decorated with flowers and American flags, with one large prominent flag hanging on the wall above the choir singers.
Date: July 4, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Congregants in Choir Section]

Photograph of congregants seated in the choir section at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Two women in the back row have American flags, one with a pair of flags resting above her earlobes. Other people, seated in the rows below, are mostly stationary and unoccupied.
Date: June 30, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth of July Celebration: Speech]

Photograph of a speech being delivered at a Fourth of July celebration at the Rockwall First Baptist Church. The speaker stands in front of the clergy chairs, next to the pulpit, holding a microphone as churchgoers look onward from in front of the photographer. A large American flag is draped atop the back wall, behind the speaker and above the choir section.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fourth of July Celebration: Costumed Couple #2]

Photograph of a costumed couple at a celebration for Independence Day in the Rockwall First Baptist Church. They stand in the front end of the church's worship center, in front of the choir section, the pulpit, and the clergy chairs. At left, a woman wears a white satin dress with red and blue stripes, and at right, a man wears a hat with a puffy white feathers and a dark coat with a black stele, round buttons, and long sleeves.
Date: July 4, 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Choir Group, Satin Shirts #2]

Photograph of a choir group in the front of the worship center of the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Women in the choir group, arranged on the left and right wings of the choir, wear satin shirts with golden stoles. Men along the center of the choir group wear tuxedos. The sanctuary and choir section is decorated with poinsettias and white flowers.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Choir Group, Rockwall First Baptist]

Photograph of a choir group in the First Baptist Church of Rockwall. The choir wears red stoles and white robes, holding red choir books in their hand. They are conducted by a man standing in front of the pulpit, with two other men in suits watching from the pulpit chairs. Below the choir section, which is decorated with poinsettias and garlands, a man in a white robe plays at a grand piano. People watch the performance from the pews, which are lined with churchgoers.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Women in Break Room]

Photograph of women relaxing and talking in a break room of the Rockwall First Baptist Church. Several are standing, holding small paper cups, and others are seated. A microwave, a stove, cabinets, and a fridge (right) are visible across the room.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History