The program for the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church annual observance of the Annual Women's Day (36th) was handed out to congregants on May 20, 1990.

The Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church began as the First Baptist Church of Burton Homes, a federal wartime housing project managed by the Vancouver Housing Authority (Washington state). Most of the people in this 1945 photo of an early service were employees of the Kaiser Shipyards. The church moved to the Bagley Downs housing project later that year, then to Vanport City in 1946, and finally to the Albina neighborhood in Portland after Vanport was flooded in 1948. The current building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance to the history of civil rights in Oregon.

Sarah Ann Bates stands beside Rev. O. B. Williams who is holding a cake during a Mother's Day Celebration.

The Gospel Choir for the Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church in 1960. Rev. O.B. Williams stands on the far left.

The Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Gospel Choir held a benefit concert in 1950 at the Neighbors of Woodcraft Building (Tiffany Building), located on SW Morrison and 14th St.

The Junior Choir for the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church poses for a photo in 1961.

Rev. O.B. Williams leads services in 1961 for the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church in the Albina neighborhood, Portland.

Willa Ida Jackson-Williams and Rev. O.B. Williams (seated) of the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church in Portland met with local and associate ministers in 1966.