1904 The second edition of the 104-page Baptist Cook Book was printed by a local newspaper, the Paris Herald. It included recipes from Mrs. R.S. Lycan, Miss Lucy Tucker, Mrs. J.S. Hartley, Mrs. A.C. Mann, Mrs. Dr. Camerer, Mrs. Frank Rudy, and Mrs. L.A. Hutchison, among others.

1906 The church purchased a new motor for the pipe organ and decided to install a new heating plant during the summer.  The committee seemed to think that electricity was the best way to go when choosing what type of power to use.

First Baptist Church 1907

1915 The Sunday School class taught by Charles Curl hosted a banquet on January 14. Turkey was served and Rev. Shumaker acted as toastmaster. Music was provided by an orchestra composed of Beulah Tucker, H.B. Rowe, Chauncey Roe, Prof. Loomis and J.H. Reed.

1923 Vacation Bible School closed with a Saturday afternoon exhibit of various articles made by the students. Prizes were awarded.

1927 The church schedule in the Dec. 4 Beacon announced the beginning of the church's annual financial canvas. Teams would be operating throughout the city; those who would not be present at Sunday morning services were asked to remain at home in order to meet the canvassing teams in the afternoon.

1920s - 1940s To supplement the gap between needs and resources, there were many fundraisers. The Amoma Class had their annual soup suppers, using soup bowls saved for only that occasion. The Philathea Class specialized in chicken pie dinners held at the church or sometimes at the Masonic Temple. The Friendship Class prepared gallons of chicken and noodles and other tasty foods for their Jitney Suppers. Jitney was slang for a nickel; each serving of food you chose cost a nickel. The Two-by-Two Class held ice cream socials with plenty of ice cream and cake. We had bazaars, rummage sales, Dutch auctions, walk-a-thons, plays, and concerts.

1933 Churches in the city joined in a Union Thanksgiving service at First Baptist Church on Sunday evening, November 26.

1937 On September 28, a reception was held to welcome Rev. H.Q. Morton , who recently assumed the pastorate.  The program included music and refreshments.  William L. Cramer was master of ceremonies.
  Rev. Morton's sermon topic for Sunday morning worship on October 31 was "Family Religion." Oscar Lowry was the four minute speaker. The Sunday evening sermon was "Tribute to Whom Tribute is Due" and William Cramer was the four minute speaker.
  A caravan of state Baptist leaders held an all-day meeting at our church on Nov. 5.

1945 When we celebrated our first century, our minister was Delbert Wickstrom. He and his wife Fern came from Kansas for a handsome salary of $1,800.00. Our annual budget was $5,000.00.

At the 100th anniversary celebration, two members - Ethel Vance and Pearl Gist Lacy - were descendants of original charter members of the church. See the bulletin from our Centennial Service.

1946 We purchased our first parsonage at 1108 South Main.

1947 For 50 years, the church bell rang each Sunday morning to remind all to attend Sunday School at 9:30. The steeple developed structural problems and was considered too expensive to repair; it was removed in June at a cost of $973.59.

1950 Rededication Service.