Gardendale First Baptist Church: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
(Combining duplicate articles.) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Gardendale First Baptist Church''' is a Southern Baptist church located at 940 [[Main Street Gardendale|Main Street]] in downtown [[Gardendale]]. The senior pastor is [[Kevin Hamm]]. | '''Gardendale First Baptist Church''' is a Southern Baptist church located at 940 [[Main Street Gardendale|Main Street]] in downtown [[Gardendale]]. The senior pastor is [[Kevin Hamm]], who has held that position since April [[2006]]. | ||
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 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]]. | ||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Martin, Wayne. (January 23, 2007). "First Baptist to resume work on new campus." ''The Birmingham News''. | |||
* Ruisi, Anne (March 10, 2009) "Gardendale, Alabama First Baptist Church gets loan for new church." ''Birmingham News'' | * 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'' | * Songer, Joe (March 3, 2010) "Towering cross nearly ready beside Interstate 65 at Gardendale." ''Birmingham News'' | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.gfbconline.org Gardendale First Baptist Church] website | * [http://www.gfbconline.org Gardendale First Baptist Church] website <!-- Also available at www.gfbconline.com. --> | ||
[[Category:Baptist churches]] | [[Category:Baptist churches]] | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 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, who has held that position since April 2006.
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
- Martin, Wayne. (January 23, 2007). "First Baptist to resume work on new campus." The Birmingham News.
- 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