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The [https://www.andover-baptist-church.org/ Andover Baptist Church] was formed in 1833. The building was erected in 1834. To finance the building the basement was mortgaged to the grocer T. A. Holt. In 1923 the Church bought the mortgage and remodeled the space for Sunday School rooms.


In 1993, Memorial Hall Library and the Trustees of Memorial Hall Library undertook a front-entrance redesign project to return the building to front landscape and walkway design closer to the original  1920s entrance look and feel.  Local landscape arctitect Peter Hornbeck
The Rev. Lyndon Myers was installed in 2004.
( [[Hornbeck, Peter]]) and Andover architect Jane Griswold collaborated on the design which included native plantings, an oval brick patio and granite curbing. Project funding included individual and corporate private donors, Memorial Hall Library Trustee funds and state funds.
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The front entrance project was originally part of a major 1987 renovation and addition project. Due to a state-funding budget shortfall, the front-entrance redesign project was not underway until  the summer of 1994.
[[File:AndoverBaptistChurch.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Andover Baptist Church from Andover Townsman, Past and Present, June 2, 2005]]
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[[Image:MHL94RedesignArticles.jpg|thumb|...''Front Entrance Redesign Articles''.... click to enlarge|left]]


See


[[Image:MHLFrontEntrance.jpg|thumb|...''MHL Front Entrance''.... click to enlarge|left]]
*"New leader - and followers - for one of town's oldest churches," ''Andover Townsman'', August 19, 2004, p. 1.
*"Once on the verge of closing, Andover Baptist reaches 175 years," ''Eagle Tribune'', August 24, 2007, p. 1.
*"Minister helped parish climb back," ''Andover Townsman'', September 6, 2007, p. 9.
*"Prayers come in for recovering church pastor," ''Andover Townsman'', January 8, 2009, p. 1.
*"A Happy 180th Andover Baptist Church: Town's second oldest spiritual home stands devoted to original mission," ''Andover Townsman'', November 20, 2014, p. 13.


[[Image:1993MHLFrontEntranceRedesignBrickFundraiser.jpg|thumb|...''Brick Fundraiser Flier''.... click to enlarge|left]]




For a complete list of Andover Churches see [http://www.mhl.org/andover/churches.htm Houses of Worship in Andover]






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The Andover Baptist Church was formed in 1833. The building was erected in 1834. To finance the building the basement was mortgaged to the grocer T. A. Holt. In 1923 the Church bought the mortgage and remodeled the space for Sunday School rooms.

The Rev. Lyndon Myers was installed in 2004.

Andover Baptist Church from Andover Townsman, Past and Present, June 2, 2005



See

  • "New leader - and followers - for one of town's oldest churches," Andover Townsman, August 19, 2004, p. 1.
  • "Once on the verge of closing, Andover Baptist reaches 175 years," Eagle Tribune, August 24, 2007, p. 1.
  • "Minister helped parish climb back," Andover Townsman, September 6, 2007, p. 9.
  • "Prayers come in for recovering church pastor," Andover Townsman, January 8, 2009, p. 1.
  • "A Happy 180th Andover Baptist Church: Town's second oldest spiritual home stands devoted to original mission," Andover Townsman, November 20, 2014, p. 13.


For a complete list of Andover Churches see Houses of Worship in Andover



--Kim 14:22, July 26, 2013 (EDT)

--Eleanor (talk) 13:55, 26 March 2015 (EDT)

--Eleanor (talk) 15:41, 8 May 2015 (EDT)

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