Sardis Baptist Church
Sardis Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama) is located in Birmingham, Alabama
Sardis Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama)
Sardis Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Sardis Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama)
Sardis Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama) is located in the United States
Sardis Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama)
Location1240 Fourth St. N
Birmingham, Alabama
Coordinates33°31′28″N 86°49′50″W / 33.52444°N 86.83056°W / 33.52444; -86.83056
Builtc. 1910
Architectural styleGothic Revival
MPSCivil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama MPS
NRHP reference No.05000298[1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 2005

Sardis Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, also known as Old Sardis Baptist Church was built around 1910. The church as the location where the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights was created at a mass meeting of over 1,000 people on June 5, 1956.[2] Its pastor, the Reverend Robert L. Alford, was one of the founders of the organization. The church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

The congregation relocated to a Graymont Avenue in 1975, but a remnant of the members founded Old Sardis Baptist Church the next year to continue ministry at the historic site.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Van West, Carroll; Linda Nelson; Marjorie White (March 24, 2004). "Sardis Baptist Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.


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