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Austin proclaims St. John Regular Baptist Association Day; council cites 158-year history and $30,000 preservation planning grant after recent fire
Summary
Councilmember Chito Vela presented a proclamation marking St. John Regular Baptist Association Day, noted the association's founding in 1867 and discussed a recent fire and a $30,000 city historic preservation planning grant to study restoration of the tabernacle.
Councilmember Chito Vela presented a proclamation recognizing the St. John Regular Baptist District Association and described the association's long history and the tabernacle's significance to Austin's African American heritage.
Vela said the association dates to the post-Civil War era when four Black clergymen founded it in 1867 and called the…
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