Eufaula in Barbour County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church
Barbour County
Photographed by James L.Whitman, January 8, 2026
1. Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church Marker
Inscription.
Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church. Barbour County. Located within the Seth Lore and Irwinton National Register Historic District, the structure that houses St. Luke A.M.E. Church was built c. 1840 by Gill Shorter for the First Baptist Church of Irwinton, now known as Eufaula. That congregation worshipped here until 1869 when they built a new church, leaving the building vacant. In 1867, the African Methodist Episcopal Congregation was organized in a small building across the street. They worshipped there until they purchased this building in 1877, and St. Luke A.M.E. Church has continuously owned the property since that date. The building is a simple wooden structure with Doric columns fronting the recessed entrance and a tower. In 1930, the property was recorded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Historic American Building Survey, archived in the Library of Congress. The church also played a role in the Civil Rights Movement by hosting meetings for voters' rights and teaching education classes throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In 1967, the Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church began participating in the Historical Eufaula Pilgrimage, showcasing the beautiful church in the spring of each year.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1973
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Located within the Seth Lore and Irwinton National Register Historic
District, the structure that houses St. Luke A.M.E. Church was built c. 1840
by Gill Shorter for the First Baptist Church of Irwinton, now known as
Eufaula. That congregation worshipped here until 1869 when they built a
new church, leaving the building vacant. In 1867, the African Methodist
Episcopal Congregation was organized in a small building across the
street. They worshipped there until they purchased this building in 1877,
and St. Luke A.M.E. Church has continuously owned the property since that date.
The building is a simple wooden structure with Doric columns
fronting the recessed entrance and a tower. In 1930, the property was
recorded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Historic American Building
Survey, archived in the Library of Congress. The church also played
a role in the Civil Rights Movement by hosting meetings for voters'
rights and teaching education classes throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
In 1967, the Historic St. Luke A.M.E. Church began participating in
the Historical Eufaula Pilgrimage, showcasing the
beautiful
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church in the spring of each year.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1973
Erected 2024 by Alabama Historical Commission and Historic St. Luke A.M.E Church.
Location. 31° 53.404′ N, 85° 8.232′ W. Marker is in Eufaula, Alabama, in Barbour County. It is at the intersection of T V McCoo Boulevard South and E Union Street, on the right when traveling south on T V McCoo Boulevard South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 240 Dr T V McCoo Blvd S, Eufaula AL 36027, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Black Belt, and in the Wiregrass. 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
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2026, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 113 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2026, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
