Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

First Baptist Church Huntsville, Alabama

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 4, 2010

1. The First Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama Marker

Inscription.
Oldest Baptist Church (Missionary) in Alabama organized June 3, 1809 as the West Fork of Flint River Church. Presiding Clergy: John Canterbury, John McCutchen and John Nicholson. Renamed Enon Church and called John Canterbury as 1st pastor 1809. 1st meetinghouse completed 1813, 1 mile NE of Meridianville, 2nd meetinghouse completed 1825, 3 miles NE of Meridianville. Chartered member of Flint River Baptist Association 1814. This historical marker erected 1983.

Reverse:
(continued from other side) Hosted organizational meeting of Liberty Baptist Association November 1838. Built 3rd meetinghouse 1859-1869 at Clinton and Gallatin Sts. Pastor Eugene Strode led church to Huntsville 1861. Dedicated new building 1895. Relocated to this site 1963. Completed new facilities with distinctive, modernistic architecture and Christian symbolism 1966. Established eleven missions of which several became churches. Charter member of Madison Baptist Association 1838. Member of Alabama Baptist State Convention.

Erected 1983 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this

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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 June 3, 1835.

Location. 34° 43.223′ N, 86° 35.273′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County. It is on Governors Drive (U.S. 431), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Governors Drive Southwest, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Hooper Councill High School Site (about 600 feet away, measured in

The First Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 4, 2010

2. The First Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama Marker Reverse

a direct line); Huntsville's First Black Women Voters (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); C.B. "Bill" Miller Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thrasher Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fifth Avenue School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the Huntsville Slave Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Water's Journey to You (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

The First Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 4, 2010

3. The First Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama Church and Marker

The First Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, May 4, 2010

4. The First Baptist Church Huntsville Alabama

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,668 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 5, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.