Prairie Lakes Baptist Church - Watertown, SD
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N 44° 54.969 W 097° 05.173
14T E 651055 N 4975417
Located in a former funeral home.
Waymark Code: WMBB6G
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2011
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Prairie Lakes Baptist Church is a small church in Watertown, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conference.
It has less than one hundred members and moved into the present building about 5 years ago. The building was a former funeral home. Their original church building was about 2 miles south of the present location.
The interior contains a worship center and a few classrooms. Sunday school and Bible study classes are held on Sunday mornings and Bible classes are held on Wednesday evenings.
The church has numberous community outreach programs directed ad the children of the community. Several sporting events have been held over the past few years and a couple hundred kids show up for these events.
Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census.
Watertown is home to the Redlin Art Center which houses many of the original art works produced by Terry Redlin, one of America's most popular wildlife artists. Watertown also is home to the Bramble Park Zoo.
Watertown was founded in 1879 as a rail terminus when the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad re-activated part of a line it had constructed to Lake Kampeska. The city was named after Watertown, New York, the hometown of John E. Kemp, one of the city's founders. Watertown prospered as a transportation hub after the railroads had been extended further west during the 1880s. Along with several other cities, Watertown had been a candidate as capital of the new state of South Dakota, although it lost out to the more centrally located Pierre. The city's current newspaper, the Watertown Public Opinion, began publishing in 1887.
In mid 20th century, Interstate 29 was constructed through eastern South Dakota. The route included a slight bend to bring the highway closer to Watertown. The interstate's construction has been a major economic benefit to the larger communities along its route, including Watertown.
Age of Church building determined by?: Church staff member
Service Times:
Sunday: 10:30
Wednesday: 6:30
Website: [Web Link]
Church Address:
1230 19th St NE
Watertown, SD USA
57201
Date Built: Not listed
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