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Cat’s Meow 125th Anniversary Reproductions

Original Building

First Chinese Baptist Church, San Francisco

1880

Built in 1888, the Chinese Baptist Mission was destroyed to rumbles by the

1906 SF Earthquake and Fire.

Current Building

First Chinese Baptist Church, San Francisco

1880

After the 1906 SF Earthquake and Fire, the second church home was rebuilt in 1908 with salvaged “clinker bricks” featuring glassy surfaces created by the intense heat.

Jesus Stained Glass Window

First Chinese Baptist Church, San Francisco

1880

Installed in 1908, the round eight-petal design with Jesus the Good Shepherd in the center symbolizes the resurrection and God’s continuing presence in the world.

Living Waters Stained Glass Window

First Chinese Baptist Church, San Francisco

1880

The Centennial Anniversary commemorated the front window in the tradition of Chinese landscape paintings. The Chinese inscription reads, “Come…accept the water of life.” (Rev. 22:17)

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