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| | First Baptist Church of Danville, VA: History |
 | | In the early summer of 1834, Baptist ministers in Pittsylvania County decided that the time had come for a Baptist church to be planted in the "flourishing village of Danville" (with a population of 1,000). |
 | | Union Hill (now Glenwood), Lee Street (now College Park), Second Baptist (now Woodberry Hills), the North Danville Church (now Moffett), and Melville rose to plant a Christian witness in their immediate neighborhoods. |
 | | During his pastorate, a weekly newsletter (The Spire) was started, the sanctuary was renovated, the church was air-conditioned, and the church reached an all-time high membership of 1223 with 890 enrolled in Sunday School (The end of the war resulted in marriages, the birth of children, and families attending church.). |
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