Cape First Baptist Church Celebrates 175th Anniversary

Members the First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau celebrate the 175th anniversary the church Sunday, November 1, 2009. (Laura Simon)

Debbie Kyle opened the 175th anniversary celebration service at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau Sunday, November 1, 2009, with the bell choir. (Laura Simon)

Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson presented a proclamation to the First Baptist Church during Sunday's, November 1, 2009, service in honor of the church's 175th anniversary in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Members of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau listen the bell choir Sunday, November 1, 2009, during the 175th anniversary celebration service. To commemorate the church's anniversary, a plaque has been placed at the original site of the Baptist Church on Lorimier Street in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Joshua Smith, left, and Aaron Lerma, right, prepare music for the 175th anniversary celebration of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau Sunday, November 1, 2009. (Laura Simon)

Members of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau listen to Pastor W. Michael Shupert Sunday, November 1, 2009, during the 175th anniversary celebration service. To commemorate the church's anniversary, a plaque has been placed at the original site of the Baptist Church on Lorimier Street in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Members of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau visit the church's original site on Lorimier Street Sunday, November 1, 2009. (Laura Simon)

Members of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau visit the church's original site on Lorimier Street Sunday, November 1, 2009. As part of the church's 175th anniversary, a plaque has been placed on the wall at the location. (Laura Simon)

Members of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau visit the church's original site on Lorimier Street Sunday, November 1, 2009. As part of the church's 175th anniversary, a plaque has been placed on the wall at the location. (Laura Simon)

Members of Cape Girardeau's First Baptist Church gather at the steps of the original site of the Baptist Church on Lorimier Street Sunday, November 1, 2009, for the presentation of a plaque commemorating the church's 175th anniversary. (Laura Simon)

A plaque was hung on Lorimier Street in Cape Girardeau to commemorate the 175th anniversary of First Baptist Church Sunday, November 1, 2009. (Laura Simon)