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Image copyright Tom Fields 2003

Tulmochusse Baptist Church
S. of Lamar, OK. Jan, 2003

Pastor David Mitchell, 55, begins the service. He has attended this small church since he was a young boy and remembers walking to church with his mother, a distance of 7 miles. Today a visiting missionary will "bring the message." The traditional seating arrangements are observed here; The pastor is seated behind the pulpit. All preachers attending are seated at the front wall of the church. The Christian men sit on the south side of the church and the Christian women on the north. The class leaders sit in the first seven chairs from the pulpit on the women's side.

Image copyright Tom Fields 2003