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Revision as of 23:14, 19 October 2014
Dawson Family of Faith (formerly Edgewood Baptist Church and Dawson Memorial Baptist Church) is a large Baptist church, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, located at 1114 Oxmoor Road in the Edgewood neighborhood of Homewood. The church was renamed in memory of Dr. Lemuel Dawson.
According to figures compiled in 2005 by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Dawson's average weekly attendance approximates 2,500.
Pastors
- Samuel Heath (1920)
- Lemuel Dawson (1925–1938)
- James H. Chapman, interim (1938)
- J. Ivey Edwards (1938–1947)
- William M. Vines, interim (1947–1948)
- Edgar Arendall (1948–1984)
- Landrum Leavell (1984–1987)
- James A. Newell (1987–1990)
- Ralph Langley, interim (1990–1991)
- Gary Fenton (1991–present)
References
- Schnorrenberg, John (March 1996) "The Churches of Edgewood" walking tour notes. Birmingham Historical Society
- Atchison, Ray M. & Doris Teague Atchison (1999) Light in the Valley: History of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church. Birmingham: Dawson Memorial Baptist Church
External links
- Dawson Family of Faith website