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In [[2010]] the church completed a new 145-acre "Upward Park" campus adjacent to [[I-65]] between [[Fieldstown Road]] ([[I-65 Exit 271|Exit 271]]) and [[Mount Olive Road]] ([[I-65 Exit 272|Exit 272]]). Erected as a focal point for the project is a 125-foot-tall steel cross. The $25 million, 104,000 square-foot worship center will seat 2,800. | In [[2010]] the church completed a new 145-acre "Upward Park" campus adjacent to [[I-65]] between [[Fieldstown Road]] ([[I-65 Exit 271|Exit 271]]) and [[Mount Olive Road]] ([[I-65 Exit 272|Exit 272]]). Erected as a focal point for the project is a 125-foot-tall steel cross. The $25 million, 104,000 square-foot worship center will seat 2,800. | ||
==Pastors== | |||
* [[Steve Gaines]] (c. 1991 – 2005) | |||
* [[Kevin Hamm]] ( – present) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Majestic Cross]] | * [[Majestic Cross]] | ||
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[[Category:2010 buildings]] | [[Category:2010 buildings]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:25, 3 March 2010
Gardendale First Baptist Church is a Southern Baptist church located at 940 Main Street in downtown Gardendale. The senior pastor is Kevin Hamm.
The church traces its history to the 1876 founding of what was then called Chalybeate Baptist Church on a 1-acre plot donated for the purpose by James Kimmons.
The church's current sanctuary was completed in the 1960s.
In 2010 the church completed a new 145-acre "Upward Park" campus adjacent to I-65 between Fieldstown Road (Exit 271) and Mount Olive Road (Exit 272). Erected as a focal point for the project is a 125-foot-tall steel cross. The $25 million, 104,000 square-foot worship center will seat 2,800.
Pastors
- Steve Gaines (c. 1991 – 2005)
- Kevin Hamm ( – present)
See also
References
- Ruisi, Anne (March 10, 2009) "Gardendale, Alabama First Baptist Church gets loan for new church." Birmingham News
- Songer, Joe (March 3, 2010) "Towering cross nearly ready beside Interstate 65 at Gardendale." Birmingham News
External links
- Gardendale First Baptist Church website