First Baptist Church of East Thomas

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First Baptist Church of East Thomas (also known as First Missionary Baptist Church of East Thomas) is located at 419 11th Court West in East Thomas. It was established in 1938

Because of its role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and recognized earlier as a "movement church" by the Birmingham Historical Society.

Pastors

References

  • White, Marjorie Longenecker (1998) A Walk to Freedom: The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, 1956-1964. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society. ISBN 0943994241