New Rising Star Baptist Church

This article is about the Baptist church in Collegeville. For the Missionary Baptist church in Brown Springs, see New Rising Star Church. For the Primitive Baptist church in Belview Heights, see New Rising Star Primitive Baptist Church

New Rising Star Baptist Church is a Baptist church located at 3104 33rd Place North in Collegeville.

The church was founded in 1958 by Reverend George Pruitt Sr, who was also one of the founding members of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. The church building, a one-story brick was added to the National Register of Historic Places as one of the city's "Movement churches" in 2005.

Pastors

• George Pruitt Sr, 1958-1986
• George Pruitt Jr, 1986-

References

• Van West, Carroll (March 25, 2004) "New Rising Star Baptist Church". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form

External links

• New Rising Star Baptist Church on Facebook.com