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

Ozark Baptist Church
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Church Pastors

Photographed by David J Gaines, May 19, 2013

1. Ozark Baptist Church/Church Pastors Marker, side 1

Inscription. Ozark Baptist Church This church was organized August 13, 1848, under the leadership of Rev. U.H. Parker at the home of William Andrews, two miles east of Ozark, and called Andrews Church. It was renamed Union Baptist Church in 1852 and Ozark Baptist Church in 1902. The original building was erected in 1852 on land donated by Moses Matthews, near the church’s present site. In 1882 a larger facility was built and another in 1902 to meet the growing membership’s needs. The present sanctuary was constructed in 1955 and the multipurpose building in 1988. Two major mission efforts have been sponsorship of Ridgecrest and Logan Road Baptist Churches in Ozark.

Church Pastors Served between 1848 and 1899: U.H. Parker, L.R. Sims, Daniel Cumby, T.S. Due, W.H. Howell, Caswell S. Smith, Zachariah Harris, Pitt M. Calloway, James M. Poyer, Ransom Deal, P.L. Mosley, H.C. Hurley, J.W. Dickerson, Ransom Deal. Served between 1900 to the present: J.J. Haygood, 1900-03; J.S. Yarborough, 1905-06; J.L. Thompson, 1907-08; J.M. Anderson, 1909-10; A.L. Blizzard, 1910-11; M.L. Harris, 1912-17; J.B. Lasseter, Jr., 1919-22; R.W. Langham,

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1923-24; T.W. Talkington, 1924-27; H.O. Hughes, 1928-29; Noble Y. Beall, 1930-32; C.W. Milford, 1932-40; John B. Johnson, 1940-47; Charles H. Landers, 1948-56; L. Don Miley, 1957-70; Ronald J. Heddie, 197-79; James C. Wayne, 1980-86; P.T. Bailey, 1987-90; John F. Lindsey, 1991-95; Gregory Aman, 1995 to the present.

Erected 1998 by Ozark Baptist Church and the Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is August 23, 1848.

Location. 31° 27.379′ N, 85° 38.406′ W. Marker is in Ozark, Alabama, in Dale County. It is at the intersection of South Union Avenue (Alabama Route 123) and West College Street, on the right when traveling south on South Union Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 282 S Union Ave, Ozark AL 36360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Photographed by David J Gaines, May 19, 2013

2. Ozark Baptist Church/Church Pastors Marker, side 2

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henry Bascom Steagall (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Ozark Carillon and Tower (about 800 feet away); Hon. George W. Andrews (about 800 feet away); Early Ozark / Ozark's Role in the Origin of Fort Rucker (about 800 feet away); Confederate Memorial (about 800 feet away); Dale Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Merrick's - Woodshop - Ozark / Ozark (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ozark.

Also see . . . Ozark Baptist Church website. (Submitted on April 23, 2019.)

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Photographed by David J Gaines, May 19, 2013

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Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025

4. Ozark Baptist Church

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Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025

5. Ozark Baptist Church Cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2019, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,031 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 21, 2019, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. 4, 5. submitted on March 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

Ozark Baptist Church⎯⎯⎯Church Pastors

Ozark Baptist Church
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Church Pastors