First Baptist Church of Doylestown invites the community to its 175th Anniversary Celebration Weekend, Thursday, April 21 through Sunday, April 24. This is the culmination of a year of commemorative events.
Celebration events include the following: FBC, the County Theater, and the Doylestown Historical Society present “Geil of Doylestown: Forgotten Explorer,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at The County Theater, 20 E. State St., Doylestown. Dr. William Edgar Geil, FBC preacher and Bible teacher was a trailblazer for FBC’s legacy of global missions. An explorer, writer and photographer, Geil was the first person to travel the length of the Great Wall of China and is better known in China than in his hometown of Doylestown. To reserve seating, visit countytheater.org “Special Program.”
Doylestown Historical Society, 56 S. Main St., Doylestown, hosts two free exhibits sharing the lifework of Dr. and Mrs. Geil, “William E. Geil: Doylestown’s Forgotten Explorer” and “Lucy Constance Emerson Geil,” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23. “LOVE DOYLESTOWN” Landmark Walk/Run/Cycle/Drive, a 3-mile loop through historic downtown Doylestown, at 4 p.m. Friday, April 22 and 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23.
Allow 1.5 hours; start in front of FBC (under the covered side entrance), 311 W. State St., Doylestown. Walking maps indicating “Points of Interest,” including FBC meeting locations since 1846, will be available. Contribute a canned good for the food pantry at New Britain Baptist (FBC’s “mother” church). “FBC Thru the Decades” takes place at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at First Baptist Church, 311 W. State St., Doylestown, featuring an evening of fellowship, special music, testimonials, and dessert. RSVP in Fellowship Hall or on the Sign-up Genius link at fbcdoylestown.org. Morning Worship Service: “Give Thanks!” at First Baptist Church, 311 W. State St., Doylestown, begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 24.
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