The Stewart Community Baptist Church is on the grounds of the Stewart Indian School (SIS) on the southern edge of the campus. It sits directly across the street from the original Corpus Christi Catholic Church on Snyder Avenue.
The church was completed in 1950. The principal stonemasons were Ernest, Randall and Burton Wungnema. Masonry students from the SIS assisted with the stonework.
(Photo 1950 Stewart Indian School yearbook)
The church is still used for religious services today. The church building is spacious which allows the church to host a number of support groups, community groups, expecting mothers and children up to 24 months plus a weekly food bank. It’s a happening place! There is a commercial kitchen that is original to the building. The bell in the tower used to ring on Sunday mornings, calling one and all to services. Now, the bell is only rung on special occasions.
If you visit the Stewart Indian School, be sure to tour the grounds of the Stewart Community Baptist Church. Sometimes, you can catch the ministry leadership at the church who are always eager to share their knowledge of the church.
Note: We recently learned that the while adjacent to the Stewart Campus, the Stewart Community Baptist Church is owned by the State of Nevada. The Baptist Church owns the land and the building. As such, it may not enjoy the protected status of the buildings on the campus. Those buildings have received National Historic Landmark status, which protects them from development and destruction.
