The Official Springfield Missionary Baptist Church

On November 17, 1939 Jefferson and Annie Mae Yeldell, Mr. J.D. Mobley, Mr. J.R. Carter and Mrs. Lettie Eddleman participated in the devotional services for the organizational meeting of Springfield Baptist church. The first worship service was held on November 23, 1939 at 1337 Seventh Street, N.W., thus the beginning of the search for the first pastor began. Deacon J. Leech of Southern Baptist Church recommended the Reverend Eddie J. Gallmon to Jefferson D. Yeldell and in November 1941 the church moved to the historic church on 508 P street. To learn more about the Springfield Baptist Church beginnings go to http://www.springfielddc.org/about-us/