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'''Baptist Church of the Covenant''' is a Baptist church located at 2117 [[University Boulevard]], at the intersection of [[22nd Street South]]. The church formed in [[1970]] after splitting from the [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]], primarily over the issue of race. | '''Baptist Church of the Covenant''' is a Baptist church located at 2117 [[University Boulevard]], at the intersection of [[22nd Street South]]. The church formed in [[1970]] after splitting from the [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]], primarily over the issue of race. | ||
When the church formed, | When the church formed, members initially met at [[Temple Emanu-El]], with [[Herbert Gilmore]], the outgoing pastor of First Baptist, serving as pastor. Soon, they moved to the church's current location on University Boulevard. In [[1995]], the church built a $1.2 sanctuary on this property. | ||
In [[2002]], Baptist Church of the Covenant called [[Sarah Jackson Shelton]] as pastor. This was both celebrated and criticized as Shelton was one of the first females called to be pastor of a Baptist church in Alabama. Around the same time, some churches in the [[Birmingham Baptist Association]] sought to have the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message embraced by the Association, which | In [[2002]], Baptist Church of the Covenant called [[Sarah Jackson Shelton]] as pastor. This was both celebrated and criticized, as Shelton was one of the first females called to be pastor of a Baptist church in Alabama. Around the same time, some churches in the [[Birmingham Baptist Association]] sought to have the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message embraced by the Association, which declares women serving in pastorates as inconsistent with the Christian faith. The platform was not adopted by the Association, and the Baptist Church of the Covenant is affiliated with the local Association, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and the Alliance of Baptists. It is not affiliated with the state or national Southern Baptist entities, however, as leaders feel that the fundamentalist theology and moral stances espoused by those bodies are incompatible with the stands that the congregation has taken over its history. | ||
==Pastors== | ==Pastors== | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 9 September 2008
Baptist Church of the Covenant is a Baptist church located at 2117 University Boulevard, at the intersection of 22nd Street South. The church formed in 1970 after splitting from the First Baptist Church of Birmingham, primarily over the issue of race.
When the church formed, members initially met at Temple Emanu-El, with Herbert Gilmore, the outgoing pastor of First Baptist, serving as pastor. Soon, they moved to the church's current location on University Boulevard. In 1995, the church built a $1.2 sanctuary on this property.
In 2002, Baptist Church of the Covenant called Sarah Jackson Shelton as pastor. This was both celebrated and criticized, as Shelton was one of the first females called to be pastor of a Baptist church in Alabama. Around the same time, some churches in the Birmingham Baptist Association sought to have the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message embraced by the Association, which declares women serving in pastorates as inconsistent with the Christian faith. The platform was not adopted by the Association, and the Baptist Church of the Covenant is affiliated with the local Association, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and the Alliance of Baptists. It is not affiliated with the state or national Southern Baptist entities, however, as leaders feel that the fundamentalist theology and moral stances espoused by those bodies are incompatible with the stands that the congregation has taken over its history.
Pastors
External links
- Baptist Church of the Covenant web site