Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022
1. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Organized in 1881 with Rev. Delaware Jackson first pastor. Building at Fifth St., now University Boulevard, near Sixth Ave., East. Another site purchased August 1, 1903, and building erected on Sixth Ave., East, at Eleventh St. during pastorate of Rev. McDaniel. In 1948-49 church was rebuilt of brick in same Castle Hill area. In January, 1965, church moved to present site. During church's first 100 years, Bro. Jefferson Davis Jackson served as Sunday School Superintendent for 35 years and Rev. O. S. Harvey served as pastor for 43 years.
Erected 1981 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 33° 11.407′ N, 87° 34.463′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is at the intersection of 25th Street and Dinah Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 25th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3003 25th St, Tuscaloosa AL 35401,
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. 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: Howard-Linton Barbershop (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stillman College (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Drish House/Monroe Place/The Jemison School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Historic Site (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Jemison Home (approx. one mile away); Tuscaloosa Confederate Monument (approx. one mile away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022
2. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022
3. Bethel Baptist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 555 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
