Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Madison County
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 20, 2025
1. Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Madison County. On October 4, 1933, Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church was organized in the home of Reverend O. D. Boone on Blue Springs Road in Huntsville. Reverend Boone served as the first pastor. Temporary worship services were located on Winston, Compress, Howard, and Lowe Streets, and Ward Avenue. On October 24, 1946, the congregation acquired land to build a permanent location in "The Grove" at 530 Gardner Street - where it remained until 1969. Reverend Loyce F. Lacy became the second pastor in April 1958. Tom Strong, Jake Pope, Ezell Swan, Robert Martin, W. E. Fletcher, Earnest Peckins, Willie Williams, and E. D. Johnson served as deacons during this time, and Carrie Moore served as the church clerk. Due to urban renewal, the church moved to "The Hollow" at 100 Orange Drive in September 1969. In July 1989, O. Wendell Davis became the third pastor. In January 2002, the church moved again to 315 Winchester Road - where it remains today.
On October 4, 1933, Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church was organized in the home of Reverend O. D. Boone on Blue Springs Road in Huntsville. Reverend Boone served as the first pastor. Temporary worship services were located on Winston, Compress, Howard, and Lowe Streets, and Ward Avenue. On October 24, 1946, the congregation acquired land to build a permanent location in "The Grove" at 530 Gardner Street - where it remained until 1969. Reverend Loyce F. Lacy became the second pastor in April 1958. Tom Strong, Jake Pope, Ezell Swan, Robert Martin,
W. E. Fletcher, Earnest Peckins, Willie Williams, and E. D. Johnson served as deacons during this time, and Carrie Moore served as the church clerk. Due to urban renewal, the church moved to "The Hollow" at 100 Orange Drive in September 1969. In July 1989, O. Wendell Davis became the third pastor. In January 2002, the church moved again to 315 Winchester Road - where it remains today.
Erected 2023 by Union Missionary Baptist Church, O. Wendell Davis, Pastor and Alabama Historical Commission, Black Heritage Council.
Location. 34° 43.456′ N, 86° 35.169′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. and Lowe Ave SW, on the right when traveling north on Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville AL 35801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
