Parr Memorial Baptist Church
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508 Waukazoo Avenue |
The Baptist congregation in Petoskey struggled to find a permanent home, renting and sharing buildings for much of the 1880s and 1890s. On August 17, 1901, Captain Daniel G. Parr of Louisvilie, Kentucky gave a gift in memory of his deceased wife, Maria Marmaduke Parr, who had been interested in ·the fate of the struggling church which ·she visited during the summer months while in Petoskey. Captain Parr had been captain and owner of steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and he wanted to build a permanent memorial for his late wife in the form of a beautiful building for the Immanuel Baptist Church. He bought the mortgage of $533 .00 against the church on the corner of Michigan Street and Waukazoo Avenue, He also gave the congregation the deed to property on the corner· of Bay Street and the park which had .a frontage on Bay Street of 120 feet and on the park of 160 feet, valued at $20,000. One condition of the gift was that the church must have a memorial window in memory of Maria Marmaduke Parr. On September 2, 1902 the congregation held a meeting to dissolve the existing corporation of the Immanuel Baptist Church and re-incorporate as the Parr Memorial Baptist Church of Petoskey.
It wasn't until Sunday, July 24, 19 I I, that the new church was dedicated, followed by a congregational dinner. Members and friends were charged per plate to help meet expenses.
It wasn't until Sunday, July 24, 19 I I, that the new church was dedicated, followed by a congregational dinner. Members and friends were charged per plate to help meet expenses.
