Morris Stringer, a member of Bethel Baptist Church on East Cottonwood Road, said he remembers he was 12 years old when he walked to the front of Bethel, which was ...

At the intersection of Independence and Marquis Roads in Unionville sits Bethel Baptist facing east. In front of the church is a large stone landmark commemorating the church’s 90th year in 1982.

It was in January 1922 that those 10 people, the Baptist Mission, had raised $385.05 — enough to rent a tent and site to officially create the Bethel Baptist Church.

At the intersection of Independence and Marquis Roads in Unionville sits Bethel Baptist facing east. In front of the church is a large stone landmark commemorating the church’s 90th year ...