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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile, and

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the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 30° 41.478′ N, 88° 3.081′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Creole Firehouse #1 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); John L. LeFlore

St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

2. St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church

(about 600 feet away); Dr. Thomas N. Harris (about 600 feet away); Bettie Hunter House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vivian Malone Jones (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Convent of Mercy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. H. Roger Williams (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. Marine Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on church. (Submitted on August 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church signs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

3. St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church signs

City of Mobile marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

4. City of Mobile marker.

View north on North Dearborn Street. image. Click for full size.

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 1,068 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.