The Cornerstone Baptist Church was founded on March 16, 1952 in a farmhouse across from Seal Cove Pond that later became Seal Cove Farm, with ten members. The pastor was Rev. George Wood. In 1953 the little congregation paid $16,000 to buy the old West Tremont Schoolhouse. They added a Sunday school wing in the 1960s.
Description: The Cornerstone Baptist Church was founded on March 16, 1952 in a farmhouse across from Seal Cove Pond that later became Seal Cove Farm, with ten members. The pastor was Rev. George Wood. In 1953 the little congregation paid $16,000 to buy the old West Tremont Schoolhouse. They added a Sunday school wing in the 1960s.
See: "The Episcopal Church Comes to Mount Desert Island" by Rev. Edwin Atlee Garrett III (1923-2000), Chebacco Magazine, The History Journal of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Mount Desert, Maine, Volume III, 2000, p. 20-31. Made in Germany.
Description: See: "The Episcopal Church Comes to Mount Desert Island" by Rev. Edwin Atlee Garrett III (1923-2000), Chebacco Magazine, The History Journal of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society, Mount Desert, Maine, Volume III, 2000, p. 20-31. Made in Germany.