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'''Ashby Baptist Church''' is a Southern Baptist church located | '''Ashby Baptist Church''' is a Southern Baptist church located in the [[Ashby]] community south of [[Briefield]] near [[Alabama State Highway 139]] in [[Bibb County]]. The pastor is [[Eddie Hughes]]. | ||
The church was one of three Bibb County churches destroyed in a string of fires set by teenagers [[Matthew Cloyd]], [[Russell DeBusk]] and [[Ben Moseley]] on [[February 3]], [[2006]]. In all nine churches were damaged by arson over two weekends. | The church was one of three Bibb County churches destroyed in a string of fires set by teenagers [[Matthew Cloyd]], [[Russell DeBusk]] and [[Ben Moseley]] on [[February 3]], [[2006]]. In all nine churches were damaged by arson over two weekends. | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 31 January 2010
Ashby Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist church located in the Ashby community south of Briefield near Alabama State Highway 139 in Bibb County. The pastor is Eddie Hughes.
The church was one of three Bibb County churches destroyed in a string of fires set by teenagers Matthew Cloyd, Russell DeBusk and Ben Moseley on February 3, 2006. In all nine churches were damaged by arson over two weekends.
With its insurance settlement and donations of cash and materials, the church completed a new $1.5 million steel-frame brick-faced sanctuary in 2010.
References
- Garrison, Greg (January 31, 2010) "Ashby Baptist, last of five Bibb County churches torched in 2006, rebuilds." Birmingham News