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Blast From the Past • 1944

Blast From the Past • 1944

A news article from the September 30, 1944 issue of The Sacramento Bee tells of Bethany’s 30th anniversary celebration. Special recognition during the church’s anniversary worship service honored those in the church who had served, or were currently serving, in World War II.

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Blast From the Past • 1914

Blast From the Past • 1914

Although its fledgling congregation had been meeting since May 1914, Bethany was officially organized on September 20 … meeting in the Odd Fellows’ Hall located at 34th Street and Magnolia Avenue in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. In 1913 Sacramento City’s building inspector reported that Oak Park was the fastest growing residential district in the city, and the 1914 City Directory listed almost 800 homes in Oak Park.

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