Midway in Bullock County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

St. James C.M.E. Church

Railroad Street Midway, Alabama

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 20, 2012

1. St. James C.M.E. Church Marker

Inscription. St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church founded by Reverend Jack McMillan, a former slave of Midway’s Daniel McMillan. Initially meeting outdoors under a brush arbor, ex-slaves and their children constructed a wood-frame church building soon after this lot was purchased in December 1882. A storm subsequently damaged the building which was rebuilt in 1896. Gable-roofed, the structure’s original steeple church bell was enclosed in a cupola. Additional rooms have been added and the main entrance enclosed. Placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, December 19, 1991.

Erected by Bullock County Historical Society and Alabama Historical Association. (Marker Number 1998.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association, and the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1882.

Location. 32° 4.246′ N, 85° 31.23′ W. Marker is in Midway, Alabama, in Bullock County. It is on Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midway AL 36053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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

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5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Midway (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jefferson Davis Highway (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Baptist Missionary Church 1875 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Merritt School Midway Community Center (approx. 0.6 miles away); Midway Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Three Notch Road (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 20, 2012

2. St. James C.M.E. Church Marker

St. James C.M.E. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David J Gaines, October 20, 2012

3. St. James C.M.E. Church

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,800 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.