Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
1. St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Inscription.
St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church. . The church was organized in 1853 by ten African-Americans who were former members of Stone Street Baptist Church. It is the second oldest Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama. The first three pastors were Caucasian; however, following passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, the church installed its first black pastor, Rev. C.A. Levins. In 1869, the Board of School Commissioners established a school in the church basement "to educate colored children". At the Seventh Session of the Colored Baptist Convention held here in 1874, a resolution passed establishing Alabama's first black theological school later to become Selma University. The present structure was built in 1872, renovated in 1897, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
The church was organized in 1853 by ten African-Americans who were former members of Stone Street Baptist Church. It is the second oldest Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama. The first three pastors were Caucasian; however, following passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, the church installed its first black pastor, Rev. C.A. Levins. In 1869, the Board of School Commissioners established a school in the church basement "to educate colored children". At the Seventh Session of the Colored Baptist Convention held here in 1874, a resolution passed establishing Alabama's first black theological school later to become Selma University. The present structure was built in 1872, renovated in 1897, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Erected 2010 by the African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile. (Marker Number 35.)
3.081′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. Marker is at the intersection of North Dearborn Street and St Louis Street, on the right when traveling north on North Dearborn Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 North Dearborn Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on church.(Submitted on August 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
2. St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
3. St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church signs
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
4. City of Mobile marker.
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
5. View north on North Dearborn Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
