Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Kahl Montgomery/Catoma Street Church of Christ

Kahl Montgomery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, January 12, 2014

1. Kahl Montgomery Marker

Inscription.
(side 1)
Kahl Montgomery

Jewish citizens organized in 1846; Kahl (Congregation) Montgomery chartered April 12, 1852. New Orleans philanthropist Judah Touro willed $2,000 as nucleus for temple building fund. Property acquired 1858. Philadelphia architect John Stewart designed Romanesque Revival edifice. Interior followed traditional plan with separate seating for men and women. Ark, which contained Torah Scroll, remains visible. Building dedicated 1862; named Beth-Or (House of Light) 1874. Members worshipped here until building of Clayton Street Temple in 1902. Congregation moved to Narrow Lane Road in 1961. (Continued on other side) (side 2)
Catoma Street Church of Christ (Continued from other side) Churches of Christ in America grew from movement to return to Apostolic Christianity. This congregation organized 1881 under the leadership of educator and minister J.M. Barnes who had earlier founded churches, the Strata Academy, and Highland Home College south of Montgomery. Worshippers met first in Court House then in small church on Herron Street. This building purchased for $7,500 in 1901 as Jewish congregation prepared for move to new Clayton Street temple. "Eye of God" window in auditorium painted for Kahl Montgomery

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by Annie J. Smith, later a founding member of this church.

Erected 1993 by the Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 12, 1854.

Location. 32° 22.469′ N, 86° 18.682′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Catoma Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Catoma Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Catoma Street, Montgomery AL 36104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ladies Memorial Association (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Judge Frank M. Johnson: Judicial Fairness in the Age of Segregation (about 600 feet away); The Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Federal Building and US Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Violata Pax Dove (about 600 feet away); Rosa Parks Montgomery Bus Boycott / Hank Williams Alabama Troubadour (about 700 feet away); Portrait of Rosa Parks (about 700 feet away); Let Freedom Ride (about 700 feet away); Civil Rights Freedom Riders (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Catoma Street Church of Christ Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, January 12, 2014

2. Catoma Street Church of Christ Marker

Catoma Street Church of Christ image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, January 12, 2014

3. Catoma Street Church of Christ

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on July 25, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.