On Park Street, 0.1 miles north of Cemetery Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Side 1
The church was organized March 15, 1845, in the home of George Brown. The organizing council consisted of Alexander Travis, Keidar Hawthorne, J.J. Sessions. Charter members were George and Mary Brown, Elbert and Louisa Joiner, . . . — — Map (db m81290) HM
On South Main Street (County Road 42) at Cemetery Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
The Louise Short Baptist Widows’ and Orphans’ Home, consisting of a 10-room brick residence and related buildings on 80 acres of land fronted on Main Street, Evergreen, for more than ¼ mile.
It was established by the Alabama Baptist State . . . — — Map (db m81293) HM
On Brown Hawkins Road at Fall Lane, on the left when traveling north on Brown Hawkins Road.
Side 1
Doctor Reverend Hillary James Hawkins, who was affectionately known throughout the community as “Brown,” dedicated most of his adult life to providing spiritual guidance to blacks in Evergreen and surrounding . . . — — Map (db m81292) HM
On Alabama Route 22 west of Alabama Route 9, on the right when traveling west.
Peace & Goodwill Cemetery is Coosa County's first African American Cemetery to be placed on the prestigious Alabama Historic Cemetery Register. It provides powerful insights about the diligence and commitment of our African Ancestors. Family . . . — — Map (db m64587) HM
On Glenwood Road (County Road 6) 1 mile east of North Glenwood Road (County Road 57), on the left when traveling east.
Constituted in 1833 about 1 mile northwest of this location with 10 charter members. The Church was admitted to the Conecuh River Baptist Association in November 1833. In 1863, the Church moved to this location on land bought from Benjamin Dorman . . . — — Map (db m72055) HM
On Lee Street (State Road 10) 1 mile west of Montgomery Highway (U.S. 331), on the right when traveling west.
The Rutledge Primitive Baptist Church was built circa 1890, on land donated by Thomas Warren Shows and his family. The Rutledge Primitive Baptist Church was a member of the Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Association, which was formed in 1837. It was one . . . — — Map (db m72054) HM
On 4th Street Southwest at 5th Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east on 4th Street Southwest.
The first church in the City of Cullman was established on this block of land donated by the North and South Railroad in February 1874. Lots 154, 155, and 181 were granted to Henry Dietz, August Henning, and George Stoback as trustees of the . . . — — Map (db m33841) HM
On 2nd Avenue Southeast north of 6th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling north.
The first church at the town site of Cullman. Founded May 1, 1874, at the beginning of the second year of settlement.
An ethnic German church formed by immigrant families. Services held exclusively in the German language until 1932. In 1937, . . . — — Map (db m33840) HM
The Ave Maria Grotto
the work of
Brother Joseph Zoettl, O.S.B.
has been recorded in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States Department of Interior 1984. — — Map (db m37452) HM
On U.S. 278 west of Wesley Avenue (County Road 1669), on the right when traveling west.
First Baptist Church of Holy Pond was organized in 1885 as Holly Pond Missionary Baptist Church. Charter members included the families of P.R. Tennison, William Jefferson Hazelwood, Bill House, Seaborn Shaw and Isaac Barnett. Over the course of the . . . — — Map (db m156417) HM
On County Road 846 north of County Road 844, on the right when traveling north.
Early settlers to Cullman County established Shady Grove Methodist Episcopal Church as a brush arbor in the 1870s on land homesteaded and donated by Richard McCain. Trustees, J. J. McKissack, W. H. Martin, J. C. Vickery, J. W. Kilgo, together with . . . — — Map (db m34244) HM
On Kirby Richardson Road (County Road 13) 0.2 miles south of County Road 15, on the right when traveling south.
Union Presbyterian Church. Organized by John Warnock, East Alabama Presbytery, September 1843, its mother church being Pea River Presbyterian (Barbour County). Founders, who migrated from Scotland to Argura, North Carolina, and then to Union . . . — — Map (db m183475) HM
On Alabama Route 92, on the right when traveling east.
Organized May 26, 1849
First Pastor: Ruben E. Brown
First Deacons: William P. Bryan, Jonas P. Bell
Charter Members: William Green, David Kelly, Kader Powell, Elizabeth Kelly, Ardilla Green, Winny Lacy, Bill Fowler, nancy Fowler
Bellwood, Cool . . . — — Map (db m39124) HM
On County Road 67 at County Road 16, on the left when traveling north on County Road 67.
The Christian Hill Congregational Church was established by the Rev. Samuel Long in 1895. After serving the community for more than 50 years, the church was inactivated and the building dismantled in the early 1970's. — — Map (db m205354) HM
On Oates Drive east of College Street (Alabama Route 123/134), on the right when traveling east.
Organized in 1898 under the Christian leadership of A. W. Tate and Newton Baptist Church. The property was later given to the Baptists of southeast Alabama, adopted by nine Baptist Associations. In 1907 Baptist State Convention agreed to accept . . . — — Map (db m79000) HM
On Andrews Avenue (Alabama Route 249) west of Meadowlake Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In loving memory of my grandfather Elisha Matthews who made the first verbal grant of this property in 1829. In consideration of love and affections for the church and community I.W.E. Martin, hereby give, grant and convey the land enclosed by . . . — — Map (db m213370) HM
On Andrews Avenue (Alabama Route 249) west of Meadowlake Drive, on the right when traveling west.
150 yds. west. The first house, built of round logs, with wooden pegs for nails, dirt floor and puncheon seats, was replaced by the present building in 1852. Used for a voting place, a school, and a church.
Originally non-denominational, it . . . — — Map (db m213369) HM
Restored to its original pioneer condition in 1980 by descendants of
William A. "Billy" Byrd
1850-1931
and wife Ophelia Dowling Byrd
1854-1931
This is to certify that Claybank Log Church which has been selected as a landmark . . . — — Map (db m213406) HM
On Marley Mill Road (County Route 36) east of County Road 233, on the right when traveling east.
Longstreet Cemetery contains six separate cemeteries that were moved to this location in August 1942 during the construction of Fort Rucker. The property where the cemeteries are now located was the former site of Longstreet School. Cemeteries moved . . . — — Map (db m181072) HM
On South Union Avenue (Alabama Route 123) at West College Street, on the right when traveling south on South Union Avenue.
Ozark Baptist Church
This church was organized August 13, 1848, under the leadership of Rev. U.H. Parker at the home of William Andrews, two miles east of Ozark, and called Andrews Church. It was renamed Union Baptist Church in 1852 and . . . — — Map (db m132529) HM
On North Young Avenue at East Broad Street (Alabama Route 105), on the left when traveling south on North Young Avenue.
Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church
Pleasant Grove Primitive Baptist Church, first called Zion Hill, was organized on August 28, 1841 on a site two miles east of here on land on a site two given by the Carroll family. Most of the . . . — — Map (db m213205) HM
On County Road 33, on the right when traveling north.
In 1833 A.D. Elias Snell and wife received the God given forsight which led them to give this quarter section of land for the establishment of Asbury Methodist Church — — Map (db m204954) HM
On Morgan Church Road (County Road 333) 0.1 miles east of County Road 60, on the left when traveling east.
Morgan Baptist Church
Organized in 1913, Morgan Baptist Church traces its origins to nearby Beersheba Primitive Baptist Church (ca. 1850) and its successor, Englewood Church. The congregation began meeting in the Morgan Schoolhouse, which . . . — — Map (db m166532) HM
On County Route 41 at County Route 68, on the left when traveling south on County Route 41.
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Listed below are the known pastors of Peniel Baptist Church since its establishment about 1852. Middleton Brooks, S. Hargrove, W. A. Cumbie, Ransom C. Deal, Sr., R. Cass Deal, R. B. Arnold, J. W. Phillips, F. M. Shirah, M. A. . . . — — Map (db m71587) HM
On County Road 23, on the left when traveling south.
This Church was organized August 3,1868, under a brush arbor, by Elias John McLendon and John Bradley.The first building was log house near the cemetery west of the Edd Dykes's place. First known as "Antioch" the church was later named Salem. On . . . — — Map (db m182138) HM
On Alabama Route 22, on the left when traveling east.
The Beloit Industrial Institute was founded in 1888 by Industrial Missionary Association, an area subdivision of the American Missionary Associations. The President of the Association, Dr. Charles B. Curtis, was a Presbyterian missionary and . . . — — Map (db m83504) HM
On Vine Street, 0.1 miles south of Capitol Street, on the left when traveling south.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church was built at Cahawba in 1854 but was dismantled and moved sometime after 1884 but before 1888. It was reassembled fifteen miles away in a rural community called Martin's Station. The raised outline before you indicates . . . — — Map (db m83510) HM
On Mulberry Street south of First South Street, on the left when traveling south.
These ruins were once a place of worship for members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Built in 1849, it was the first single denomination church in Cahawba. An earlier church for the common use of all denominations was erected about 1840. . . . — — Map (db m112410) HM
On Vine Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
St. Luke's was consecrated in 1854. It was an outstanding example of the Gothic Revival style, popular at the time. The contractor closely followed designs in a widely circulated book, Rural Architecture, published in 1852 by the celebrated . . . — — Map (db m75922) HM
On Mill Street South, on the right when traveling south.
Frank Orr and his brother, William, settled Orrville in the early 1800's with a very strong religious group of people. A church was soon organized and a place of worship was built on this site in 1846. The church was known as the Methodist Episcopal . . . — — Map (db m23003) HM
On County Road 12, 0.1 miles east of County Road 7, on the right when traveling east.
A Cumberland Presbyterian church named Mt. Pleasant was organized here about 1821 by Rev. William James Moor, a missionary from the Elk Presbytery of Tennessee. Renamed Mount Carmel in 1827, this church provided early leadership for the Ala. . . . — — Map (db m75777) HM
On Martin Luther King Street, 0.1 miles south of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Brown A.M.E. Chapel (in front of you) served as a safe haven for supporters during the voting rights campaign. Pastor P.H. Lewis and his congregation courageously broke the injunction prohibiting African Americans from holding mass meetings, making . . . — — Map (db m131995) HM
On Lauderdale Street at Alabama Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Lauderdale Street.
"Of all the nights of my experience, this is most like the horrors of war — a captured city burning at night, a victorious army advancing, and a demoralized one retreating. ...this Sunday night nearly gone, will be remembered. If there is a . . . — — Map (db m82744) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street at JL Chestnut Jr Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
First Baptist was the first church in Selma to open its doors to members of the Dallas County Voters League as well as to young activists from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. From 1963 to 1965, under the leadership of Reverend M.C. . . . — — Map (db m112366) HM
Rev. James J. Reeb, an Army Veteran and Unitarian minister from Casper, Wyoming, was working in Boston when Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. appealed for clergymen of all faiths to come to Selma to protest the violence that occurred at the Edmund Pettus . . . — — Map (db m37683) HM
On Business U.S. 80 north of Old Montgomery Highway, on the right when traveling north.
Leader of
The Selma-Montgomery March
"Bloody Sunday", March 7, 1965
He Fed the Hungry
"Unbossed and Unbought"
1926-2000
Presented by
SCLC/W.O.M.E.N. Inc.
Women's Organizational Movement for Equality . . . — — Map (db m111689) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street, 0.1 miles north of St. Johns Street, on the left when traveling north.
The shooting of Jimmie Lee Jackson in nearby Marion, Alabama, transformed Brown Chapel from a sanctuary into a staging area for the Selma march, In a passionate sermon SCLC worker James Bevel suggested making a pilgrimage to the State Capitol to . . . — — Map (db m112364) HM
On Lauderdale Street at Selma Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Lauderdale Street.
Side A The original church, built one block south of the present site, was consecrated in 1843 by Bishop Leonidas Polk. In 1861, the second Bishop of Alabama, the Rt. Rev. Richard H. Wilmer, was elected there. During the Battle of Selma, St. . . . — — Map (db m37691) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 80) at Minter Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street.
In January 1885, Dr. Edward M. Brawley, President, Alabama Baptist Normal and Theological School (now Selma University) formed Tabernacle Baptist Church to be an integral part of the students' Christian formation and education. Significant . . . — — Map (db m82034) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 80) at Minter Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street.
Tabernacle Baptist Church was founded in 1885, and in March of that year, the congregation purchased this site. Built in 1922 under the leadership of Dr. David Vivian Jemison, the current church features bricks from the original church building . . . — — Map (db m83677) HM
The earliest Jewish settlers came to Selma prior to the Civil War, some as early as the 1830’s. A group of Jewish citizens assembled as the Mishkan Israel Congregation and began meeting in private homes in 1867. The congregation was formally . . . — — Map (db m37677) HM
Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), was internationally accepted as an extremely gifted psychic. An humble man, he never profited materially from his psychic ability, but used it to help “make manifest the love of God and man.” Operated his photography . . . — — Map (db m83680) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Street at J L Chestnut Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Martin Luther King Jr. Street.
By early 1964, the Dallas County Voters League (DCVL) and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's (SNCC) efforts to organize for voting rights had reached a turning point. In July 1964 Judge James Hare, pressured by Selma law enforcement to . . . — — Map (db m112369) HM
On State Highway 22 at County Road 65, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 22.
Established in 1816 by eight families from Rocky River Presbyterian Church in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
In 1859 this two-story brick building replaced original wooden structure.
Sanctuary and former slave gallery are on second . . . — — Map (db m83683) HM
On County Road 37 north of County Road 65, on the right when traveling north.
Established circa 1819 as Childers Meeting House on land given by George Childers. Patent for the land was issued to George Childers March 16, 1819. This Methodist Church was later known as Childers Chapel. Church burned in 1842. Congregation . . . — — Map (db m37646) HM
On Main Street north of County Road 16, on the right when traveling north.
Congregation was organized as early as 1837, first under the charge of Charles McLeod and next, Asbury H. Shanks. Contract for the present building was let October 23, 1844, and the building was dedicated on October 5, 1845. Greenberry Garrett was . . . — — Map (db m37647) HM
On Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11) east of 4th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The mission was established in 1823 by the American Board of Missions to further education and Christianity among the Cherokee Indians. Mission operated until the Indian removal in 1838.
Grave site of Reverend Ard Hoyt, first superintendent, . . . — — Map (db m28035) HM
On County Road 165 at County Road 617, on the right when traveling east on County Road 165.
The chapel was built by Col. Milford W. Howard in memory of his first wife, Sally A. Lankford Howard and by the mountain people.
The back of the chapel is a large boulder and stones from Little River were used to construct the altar. The church is . . . — — Map (db m244134) HM
Near Interstate 59, 1 mile north of County Road 140, on the right when traveling south.
A Cherokee town founded 1770. Situated on Big Wills Creek, named for a half-breed chief, Red-Headed Will. A place of importance in the Cherokee Territory, it was the home of Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet; John Ross, the last chief of . . . — — Map (db m213367) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Alabama Route 14, on the right when traveling north.
This notable Greek Revival structure was completed in the late 1840's on land donated by Eli Robinson. The congregation was established 1828-1830 and the first church, built of logs, was located c. 1 mile east of here. Charter members were: Rev. . . . — — Map (db m71178) HM
On Jordan Avenue near Barnett Boulevard (Alabama Route 14), on the right when traveling north.
The history of this church encompasses the span of worldwide
Methodism from the time of John Wesley to the present. A Methodist
Society was organized in Tallassee in 1853 by 15 charter members
who gathered in the "White Store," a mill company . . . — — Map (db m160158) HM
On West Bridge Street (Alabama Route 212) at Dozier Street, on the right when traveling east on West Bridge Street.
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Baptists settlers scattered along the Coosa River Valley established the church May 26, 1821. For the first twenty years, it was mostly known as the Coosa River Baptist Church. Migrating members sought several locations for the . . . — — Map (db m83723) HM
On West Bridge Street (Alabama Route 212) at North Bridge Street (Alabama Route 111), on the right when traveling west on West Bridge Street. Reported missing.
Built, 1856, dedicated 1857, combining exterior Gothic style with Greek Revival interior. Original part designed as a rectangular block. Wings were added on eastern and western sides in the middle 1900's. At that time a choir rail replaced original . . . — — Map (db m67943) HM
On Mathis Road west of Marshell Road, on the left when traveling west.
The New Prospect Baptist
Church, Wetumpka has been
designated as a significant
African American historic
site by the Black Heritage
Council of the Alabama
Historical Commission. — — Map (db m245698) HM
On West Tuskeena Street at North Broad Street, on the right when traveling west on West Tuskeena Street.
Completed in 1854, this building was the third Methodist Church building erected in Wetumpka and served both black and white congregations. Transitional exterior and interior architecture features elegant simplicity of Greek revival styles. . . . — — Map (db m83725) HM
On Alco Drive, 0.2 miles south of Blacksher Lane, on the right when traveling south.
This cemetery was established in 1854 when Pilgrims' Rest Baptist Church was founded across the road on September 17 in that same year. The cemetery remained prominent in Alco even though the original congregation moved and Alco Methodist Church . . . — — Map (db m130672) HM
On East Street at Northeast Street, on the left when traveling east on East Street.
On November 5, 1909, a group of worshipers gathered in the Congregational Church on the corner of St. Joseph and Evergreen Streets and organized the Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church. On June 10, 1910, the Second Saint Siloam Missionary . . . — — Map (db m130671) HM
On Dr. Van Avenue (Houston Street) just south of College Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1878, Rev. James Lazaruth Bryars planted First Baptist Church in the community that would eventually come to be known as Flomaton. The bell was in the original wooden church building located on Palafox Street, and it was moved to the current . . . — — Map (db m146902) HM
On Lamosa Street at Misella Street, on the right when traveling east on Lamosa Street.
A pre Civil War structure, this is the oldest church building remaining in Escambia County, Alabama. Confederate veterans related stories that mules and horses were sheltered inside during harsh winter months. Circuit riders served the church in the . . . — — Map (db m84388) HM
On Bradley Road (County Road 4) at Hickory Head Road, on the left when traveling east on Bradley Road.
Organized in 1825 by early settlers John, Samuel, Peter, and
Noah Parker, the first Church was a small log cabin located
along Silas Creek, approximately two and one half miles NE
from this present site. Alexander Travis, a South Alabama
Circuit . . . — — Map (db m194561) HM
On 6th Avenue at 4th Street NW, on the right when traveling north on 6th Avenue.
In 1851 twelve Methodists met in Newton (later Attalla) to plan a Methodist Episcopal Church. A crude log building on North Fifth Street served as the first church. In 1861 and again in 1882 the church relocated on Fifth to accommodate the growing . . . — — Map (db m83731) HM
On Chestnut Street at South 8th Street, on the right when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
A religious school was organized in the Nadler home for the children of 10 Jewish families in 1903. From these roots came the first formal worship service in 1908.
The cornerstone for the sanctuary was laid on March 8, 1922 with both Jewish and . . . — — Map (db m51208) HM
On South 1st Street at South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South 1st Street.
On January 25, 1925 the Sisters acquired the 25 - bed Gadsden General Hospital on Chestnut Street and renamed it Holy Name of Jesus Hospital. The Hospital grew under the leadership of the Founders, Father Thomas A. Judge, C. M. and Mother Mary . . . — — Map (db m39141) HM
The North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church was organized on this site in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South of Gadsden, Alabama
November 16, 1870
Bishop Robert Paine, presiding
The Centennial Convocation of the Conference . . . — — Map (db m83739) HM
On Rainbow Drive (U.S. 411) at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east on Rainbow Drive.
Oldest church in Etowah County. Organized Saturday, April 2, 1831, at Harmony Meeting
House, which was built in 1821, by Edmond Jones at this location.
It was here that the Wills Creek Baptist Association was organized in 1836, Harmony
being . . . — — Map (db m205239) HM
On Rainbow Drive (U.S. 411) east of Peteet Street, on the right when traveling east.
In the summer of 1784 William Jones and his two young sons were among a group of families from Georgia making their way through this area following the Old High Town Path. They camped here near a large spring and planned to continue their journey . . . — — Map (db m156371) HM
On Church Street north of Mission Street, on the right when traveling south.
Sardis community derived its name from Sardis Baptist Church which was founded in 1882 on another site. There were 20 charter members. They met in a brush arbor until a building was completed in 1887, at this site. The church was a wooden, box frame . . . — — Map (db m156365) HM
On Main Street (Alabama Route 18) just north of Fenton Street, on the right when traveling north.
Alabama Christian College of Berry was located on this site from 1912-1922. The College was coeducational and was composed of Primary, Intermediate, Academic, Collegiate, Music Expression and Art Departments. Emphasis was placed on the teaching of . . . — — Map (db m163756) HM
On County Road 50, 0.1 miles east of Berea Road, on the left when traveling east.
Berea Church of Christ was established in 1829 when John Taylor
preached the ancient gospel to a large gathering at the
nearby home of David Thornton; the baptism of forty souls
was the result. The church assembled in the homes of members . . . — — Map (db m168060) HM
On North Jackson Avenue at Lauderdale Street NW, on the right when traveling south on North Jackson Avenue.
In 1867, community members established First Baptist Church in the heart of Russellville, Alabama. From its beginning, First Baptist Church has sought to glorify Christ and live out the Great Commission. The church held services in the Methodist . . . — — Map (db m243631) HM
On North Shiloh Road, on the right when traveling south.
Organized on June 30, 1888 by thirteen charter members as Dundee Missionary Baptist Church. The congregation originally worshipped in a brush arbor on this present site. The first church building was erected from pine slabs in the summer of 1886. . . . — — Map (db m39125) HM
On County Line Drive east of Kelly Street, on the left when traveling south.
In November 1882, five charter members -- Adline Adams, Jane And Alexander Johnson, Hariett and Robert Wadsworth -- organized Countyline Missionary Baptist Church on land donated by Shade Adams, They named it for the Mother Church, Countyline, of . . . — — Map (db m199422) HM
Near County Line Drive east of Kelly Street when traveling south.
The Countyline Missionary Baptist Church and adjoining cemetery were established in November 1882, on land donated by Shade Adams, Originally donated by way of a gentleman's agreement with the founding members, the land was deeded to the 'Countyline . . . — — Map (db m199425) HM
On Alabama Route 39, 0.1 miles west of Alabama Route 14, on the right when traveling west.
This church was organized in 1838 as Concord Baptist Church, located nearby on Trussells
Creek. The first minister was Rev. William Manning. Charter members were: Mr. and Mrs.
Moses Buttler, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Childs, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Keith, . . . — — Map (db m203606) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 14) at Wilson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Erected 1851, D.B. Anthony Contractor
Organized by Tuscaloosa Presbytery in 1824 as Mesopotamia Presbyterian Church.
John H. Gray first minister 1826-1836
Educational Building Erected 1959 — — Map (db m37953) HM
On Demopolis Highway (U.S. 43) at A. L. Isaac Road, on the right when traveling south on Demopolis Highway.
Organized “in the Prairie” south of Greensboro
in 1834 by the Rev. Caleb Ives, pioneer
missionary to the old Southwest.
Admitted to parish status in 1838 by the
Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper, Provisional Bishop
of Alabama. First . . . — — Map (db m37969) HM
On Pleasant Ridge Road, 0.2 miles south of Alabama Route 14, on the right when traveling south.
By appointment of Tuscaloosa Presbytery, November 18, 1848 Rev. J. L. Kirkpatrick and Rev. C. A. Stillman organized a Presbyterian Church at Pleasant Ridge, Alabama.
There were thirteen charter members. Services were held in a home near site of . . . — — Map (db m92649) HM
On County Route 213, 0.4 miles south of County Route 220, on the left when traveling south.
Charter members were — Elizabeth Brooks, David S Brooks, Thomas J. Drummond, Nancy Leatherwood, John Leopard, Albert M. Tandy, Matilda Tandy, Ralph Tandy, Luke Thornton, Sarah Thornton, Rev. Matthew Pickett Smith.
The first building was of . . . — — Map (db m203604) HM
On Main Street at Demopolis Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Organized 1823 by Rev. James Hillhouse
of South Carolina, with
Patrick Norris and William Hillhouse,
veterans of American Revolution,
as founding elders.
Original wooden structure replaced
by brick building in 1841
under pastorate . . . — — Map (db m33746) HM
On State Street (Alabama Route 69) at Amory Street on State Street.
Merged in 1918 as part of
Birmingham Southern College.
Founded here in 1856
by Methodist Church.
Weathered War and Reconstruction
to prosper in late 1800’s.
Moved to Birmingham in 1918
on merger with Birmingham College,
founded in . . . — — Map (db m83756) HM
On Church Street at South Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
This parish established 1830.
Third oldest in Alabama diocese.
Church consecrated in 1843 by
Leonidas Polk, Bishop of Louisiana,
(later a Confederate general).
Here Nicholas H. Cobbs was chosen
first Bishop of Alabama in 1844. . . . — — Map (db m33747) HM
On Alabama Route 61 at State Street (Alabama Route 14), on the right when traveling north on State Route 61.
was founded here at Salem Church
by 15 messengers from seven
missionary societies.
They met to promote missions,
education and closer cooperation
among Baptist churches of Alabama. — — Map (db m203651) HM
On Alabama Route 61 south of Beech Street, on the right when traveling south.
Rev. J. Bancroft, presiding elder, and Rev. J. A. Moore, minister. called meeting of members in 1883 including the names: Hobson, Holcroft, Walker, Scott, Huggins, Moore, True, Sadler. Turpin.
Building committee consisted of Mr. Will Sadler, Mr. . . . — — Map (db m203655) HM
On Alabama Route 61 at Beech Street, on the right when traveling south on State Route 61.
Church organized in 1848
by Rev. Thomas Chilton.
(See other side for charter members)
Sanctuary stands as built in 1849
with original columns of solid poplar.
Education building added in 1959.
Baptist . . . — — Map (db m203652) HM
On Alabama Route 61 at Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling north on State Route 61.
Organized November 16, 1844 under Presbytery of South Alabama by the Rev. Thomas Witherspoon and 21 charter members.
Petition to Presbytery signed by T. A. Borden, Anne Borden, Wm. Ervin, Eliza Ervin, Mrs. Rebeccah Hanna, A. & S. Hardin, Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m203657) HM
On County Road 12 west of State Highway 69, on the right when traveling west.
1834 - Organized as mission by Rev. Caleb S. Ives for settlers coming here to the Canebrake from Atlantic Seaboard
1844 - made parish of Diocese of Alabama
1851 - this site selected
1853-54 - this building erected — — Map (db m38188) HM
Near County Road 92, 0.2 miles north of State Route 95.
In Memory of Rev. Nathan "Father" Grantham, born May 29, 1751, in South Carolina.
He served two terms South Carolina Volunteers during the Revolutionary War. As a circuit riding Methodist Minister, he served the Liberty Chapel Methodist Church, . . . — — Map (db m167084) HM
On Doswell Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected to the glory of God, the Methodist Church in Abbeville was established circa 1830 as a mission of the Lawrenceville Circuit. The 1850 church was erected north of the present post office on East Washington Street. Present church retains most . . . — — Map (db m60753) HM
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The First Baptist Church of Abbeville
This church was founded in 1834 as a mission of the Lawrenceville Baptist Church. Reverend Jeremiah Campbell was one of the early pastors. Later meetings were held in the lower story . . . — — Map (db m71807) HM
On County Road 75 at County Road 54, on the right when traveling south on County Road 75.
This early settlers' church was constituted as a member of the Choctawhatchee Association District here on the Eufaula-Ozark Wagon Train Road, April 23, 1860. First Presbytery was M.W. Helms and J.J. Dickerson, Deacon William Hasten and Clerk D.R. . . . — — Map (db m71827) HM
On Stovall Drive, 0.5 miles south of Hayden Street, on the left when traveling south.
Constituted to the Glory of God, circa 1871, by former slaves in the area that later became Halesburg (now Haleburg), Alabama in 1885. Mt. Zion Church is one of the oldest African-American wooden frame churches in service in Alabama's Wiregrass . . . — — Map (db m165975) HM
On Church Street (Alabama Route 134) at Mitchell Street, on the left when traveling east on Church Street.
Organized in 1867, as the Baptist Church of Christ at Bethlehem, it was located at 1 Cleveland Street. Reverend Thomas Scott was first pastor. William Whitehead was first deacon. Moved to East Church and Peachtree Street in 1893. Moved to present . . . — — Map (db m71818) HM
On Broad Street (Alabama Route 173) 0.8 miles south of County Road 17, on the right when traveling south.
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An arm of the Shilo Primitive Baptist Church located near the Abby Creek, began meeting near the Three Cornered Pond just south of here in 1848. A new church called Piney Grove was constituted on April 21, 1849, by the hands of . . . — — Map (db m71815) HM
On County Road 119 at County Road 37, on the right when traveling south on County Road 119.
Lawrenceville
This early cultural, educational and religious center was settled in 1823 and named for Joseph Lawrence, prominent pioneer, farmer, and extensive land owner. A Baptist and a Methodist Church were established here prior to . . . — — Map (db m71825) HM
On West Columbia Road, 0.2 miles east of County Road 7, on the right when traveling east.
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Newville Baptist Church
A small Baptist congregation met under a brush arbor in 1876, near what later became the village of Wells which grew into the town of Newville, Alabama. A log church called Center was erected in . . . — — Map (db m71814) HM
On County Road 89 at County Road 109, on the right when traveling south on County Road 89.
Old Center Methodist Church
The church was organized in 1859. The first building was a log structure located just NW of the present building. In the 1870's it was part of the Newton Circuit and was served by a minister who lived in the . . . — — Map (db m71831) HM
On County Road 73, 0.3 miles north of County Road 138, on the left when traveling north.
Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church was
dedicated to the Glory of God on September 19,
1896. Founders of the church included the Rev.
Zack Deese, George Murray, Nathan Jones, Alec
Cutchen, George Stokes, Marion Holland and Jasper
Roney. The . . . — — Map (db m174720) HM
On County Road 92, 0.3 miles north of State Route 95, on the left when traveling north.
Liberty United Methodist Church
Also called Liberty Chapel, the Church was organized circa 1830 and originally located three miles northeast of this site, on the Old Liberty Church Road. Rev. Anson West, D.D., renowned Methodist minister, . . . — — Map (db m71829) HM
On North 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This building site was purchased March 9, 1889 by trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Gordon Circuit. Services were held in a three-walled wood structure until the completion of a permanent building in 1893. In 1927 a brick building . . . — — Map (db m83760) HM
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