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'''Greater St John Baptist Church''', formerly known as '''St John Baptist Church''', is located at 2401 [[Carlos Avenue Southwest]] in the [[Jones Valley]] neighborhood. It was established by [[1910]]. It was recognized as one of the Movement churches by the Birmingham Historical Society for its role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in the 1950s and 60s. The senior pastor is [[Nathaniel Brooks]]
'''Greater St John Baptist Church''', formerly known as '''Second Baptist Church''', '''St John Baptist Church''' and '''St John Missionary Baptist Church''', is a large church located at 2401 [[Carlos Avenue]] in the in the [[Powderly]] neighborhood. It was established in [[1910]]. Initially known as Second Baptist Church adopted the name St John Baptist Church in 1931  It was recognized as one of the Movement churches by the Birmingham Historical Society for its role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in the 1950s and 60s. The senior pastor is [[Nathaniel Brooks]]
 
A new $1.5 million, 10,500 square foot brick sanctuary building was completed in [[2006]] by [[BUCO Building Constructors]], who performed design-build services for the project.


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==References==
==References==
* [[Joseph C. Crosby]], 1949 - c. 1960s
* [[Joseph C. Crosby]], 1921-1958
* [[Ambus Hill]], 1956-1962
* [[J. S. McMurray]], 1959-1963
* [[J. S. McMurray]], 1998
* [[Morris Perry]], 1964-2000
* [[John Henry Williams Jr]], 2000-
* [[Nathaniel Brooks]], 2022
* [[Nathaniel Brooks]], 2022


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==References==
==References==
* {{White-1998}}
* {{White-1998}}
* "BUCO completes $1.5M project for St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Powderly" ''Birmingham Business Journal'' online edition, March 22, 2006.


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Revision as of 20:01, 22 July 2022

Greater St John Baptist Church, formerly known as Second Baptist Church, St John Baptist Church and St John Missionary Baptist Church, is a large church located at 2401 Carlos Avenue in the in the Powderly neighborhood. It was established in 1910. Initially known as Second Baptist Church adopted the name St John Baptist Church in 1931 It was recognized as one of the Movement churches by the Birmingham Historical Society for its role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in the 1950s and 60s. The senior pastor is Nathaniel Brooks

A new $1.5 million, 10,500 square foot brick sanctuary building was completed in 2006 by BUCO Building Constructors, who performed design-build services for the project.

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  • White, Marjorie Longenecker (1998) A Walk to Freedom: The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, 1956-1964. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society. ISBN 0943994241
  • "BUCO completes $1.5M project for St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Powderly" Birmingham Business Journal online edition, March 22, 2006.
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