Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church
Madison County
Photographed By Joy Rosales, October 12, 2023
1. St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Inscription.
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in Huntsville was organized by Dr. William Hooper Councill and others in 1885. Dr. Councill was an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the founder and first president of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. The first church services were held in a barber shop on the corner of Miller and West Holmes Streets. The church constructed its first building at 218 Church Street in 1900. In April 1971 the church moved into a newly erected facility at 229 Church Street. This church was built under the leadership of Reverend Samuel Shelby Hereford who passed away on April 9, 1971, never having preached in the new facility. Rev. Hereford was succeeded by Reverend Homer Littlefield McCall. Dr. McCall served for forty years, from 1971 to 2011, making him the longest serving pastor of St. John AME Church when he retired. John is currently in the South Birmingham-Huntsville-Bessemer District of the Northwest Alabama Annual Conference of the Ninth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.,
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmark and Heritage on June 27, 2019, Marker erected in 2020 by St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in celebration of its 135th anniversary.
.
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in Huntsville was organized by Dr. William Hooper Councill and others in 1885. Dr. Councill was an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the founder and first president of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. The first church services were held in a barber shop on the corner of Miller and West Holmes Streets. The church constructed its first building
at 218 Church Street in 1900. In April 1971 the church moved into a newly erected facility at 229 Church Street. This church was built under the leadership of Reverend Samuel Shelby Hereford who passed away on April 9, 1971, never having preached in the new facility. Rev. Hereford was succeeded by Reverend Homer Littlefield McCall. Dr. McCall served for forty years, from 1971 to 2011, making him the longest serving pastor of St. John AME Church when he retired. John is currently in the South Birmingham-Huntsville-Bessemer District of the Northwest Alabama Annual Conference of the Ninth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmark and Heritage on June 27, 2019, Marker erected in 2020 by St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church in celebration of its 135th anniversary.
Erected
Click or scan to see this page online
2020 by St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church and Alabama Historical Commission.
Location. 34° 43.961′ N, 86° 35.433′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. Marker is at the intersection of Church Street NW and Monroe Street NW, on the left when traveling north on Church Street NW. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 225 Church Street NW, Huntsville AL 35801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Photographed By Joy Rosales, October 12, 2023
3. St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2023, by Joy Rosales of Huntsville, Alabama. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2023, by Joy Rosales of Huntsville, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
