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

Bethel Baptist Church

Ralph, Alabama

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

1. Bethel Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized May 10, 1834, as Buck Creek Baptist Church. Presiding Clergy: Robert Marsh, Mede White, Thomas Norris and Job Wilson. Building erected in 1836 and renamed Bethel Baptist Church. Larger structure erected 1907. Destroyed by lightning and rebuilt in 1977. In 1890 Mary Jane Thornton from Bethel was the first Baptist missionary from Tuscaloosa County. Served with Lottie Moon in the China Mission. Gov. Lurleen Burns Wallace, as a youth, attended Bethel Church. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morgan Burns, are buried in the Bethel Cemetery.
Marker unveiled April 29, 1984

Erected 1984 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 date for this entry is May 10, 1834.

Location. 33° 2.132′ N, 87° 47.06′ W. Marker is in Ralph, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is at the intersection of Shiloh Road (County Route 67) and Phillips Mill Road, on the left when traveling west on Shiloh Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near

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this postal address: 15611 Shiloh Rd, Ralph AL 35480, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Beulah Baptist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Grant's Creek Baptist Church / Fosters, Alabama (approx. 6.2 miles away); Running Skirmish at Romulus (approx. 8 miles away); Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 8 miles away); Protection and the Palisade (approx. 8.8 miles away); The CCC and Moundville (approx. 8.9 miles away); A Perspective of Power (approx. 8.9 miles away); Mound Arrangement (approx. 9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Romulus, Alabama (was approx. 8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2022

2. Bethel Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.