Newscopy: "CHURCH OF THE WEEK--First Baptist Church, Market and Octavia-sts, known as the 'Mother Church' of all Baptist churches in California, serves the downtown area under the leadership of Dr. Lewis J. Julianel, pastor for the past 17 years. With emphasis on missions and evangelism, First Church also stresses the importance of education with an 88-class Sunday School, 12 groups of Baptist Training Unions and the establishment of the San Francisco Baptist College in 1948."
