Kerosene Lamp Church

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Kerosene Lamp Church

Description

A slide show talk on the collaboration of Central Congregational Church with ex-whaler immigrant Cape Verdean Manuel Ricardo Martin in establishing what became the Portuguese Mission/Portuguese Chapel and finally named Sheldon Street Church. The project covers 1886-1949.

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Flyer for "Kerosene Lamp Church"
Flyer promoting a talk with images regarding the first Cape Verdean Protestant Church in America. This talk took place on the campus of Brown University in April 2013. This item belongs to the Our Stories, Our Rhode Island exhibit in this digital…
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