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Gardendale First Baptist Church hosted a community-wide Easter service at the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]] in [[2005]]. Over 10,000 people attended. | Gardendale First Baptist Church hosted a community-wide Easter service at the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]] in [[2005]]. Over 10,000 people attended. | ||
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 $ | 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 $20 million, 104,000 square-foot worship center will seat 2,700, but is designed for a future expansion to seat as many as 4,200. | ||
==Pastors== | ==Pastors== | ||
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* 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'' | ||
* Garrison, Greg (March 6, 2010) "Gardendale First Baptist nears completion on megachurch complex." ''Birmingham News'' | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 7 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.
Gardendale First Baptist Church hosted a community-wide Easter service at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center in 2005. Over 10,000 people attended.
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 $20 million, 104,000 square-foot worship center will seat 2,700, but is designed for a future expansion to seat as many as 4,200.
Pastors
- Steve Gaines (c. 1991 – 2005)
- Kevin Hamm (2006 – 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
- Garrison, Greg (March 6, 2010) "Gardendale First Baptist nears completion on megachurch complex." Birmingham News
External links
- Gardendale First Baptist Church website