The Seventh-Day Adventist Chapel
Coleman, Texas
by Ralph Terry

from A History of Coleman County and Its People, 1985 
edited by Judia and Ralph Terry, and Vena Bob Gates - used by permission
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James Warren Quinn, Sr. (January 3, 1883-May 9, 1970), son of the founder of the Adventist colony northeast of Santa Anna, bought land east of Coleman and in later life moved into Coleman.  He and his wife, Annie Pearl (December 12, 1881-August 11, 1966) along with their daughter, Veda Pearl (April 20, 1917-November 8, 1981), lived in two houses on Pecos Street which were identical in appearance.  About 1972, after her mother and father had passed away, Veda Pearl gave her parents home to the church and had the building converted into a chapel.  She paid for upkeep and other items for the church until her death, when her house was also willed to the church.  From the early 1970’s the Adventist sponsored a used clothing center, which was located in two small storage buildings behind the church.  After Veda Pearl's death, the church was formally organized in 1982 and the clothing center moved to her old home, now known as the Adventist Community Center.  A brother of Veda Pearl, J. W., Jr. and his wife, still live on the old Quinn land east of Coleman.
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Seventh-Day Adventist Chapel - 1983


 
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