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Shades Crest Baptist Church is a 670-member Baptist church located at 452 Park Avenue in Bluff Park. Nic Seaborn is pastor.

The church was organized on May 16, 1954, and was sponsored jointly by Southside Baptist Church and Dawson Memorial Baptist Church. It had a charter membership of 45 people. By 2011 it had 1,700 members.

The original church building, a small sanctuary with adjoining Sunday School rooms, was incorporated into the much larger Rockland Building, completed in 1967. The first of the current stained-glass windows were installed in 1988. They were designed by Bettis Vereen.

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Pastors

References

"Baptists Will Break Ground March 6 for $70,000 Unit" (n.d.) Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
"Shades Crest Baptist Church" (March 2011) Hoover Historical Happenings. Vol. 22, No. 4
Anderson, Jon (June 28, 2021) Shades Crest Baptist Church Calls Nic Seaborn as Pastor Hoover Sun

External links

Shades Crest Baptist Church website

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-'''Shades Crest Baptist Church''' is a 1,700-member Baptist church located at 452 [[Park Avenue (Bluff Park)|Park Avenue]] in [[Bluff Park]]. [[Nic Seaborn]] is pastor.
+'''Shades Crest Baptist Church''' is a 670-member Baptist church located at 452 [[Park Avenue (Bluff Park)|Park Avenue]] in [[Bluff Park]]. [[Nic Seaborn]] is pastor.
-The church was organized on [[May 16]], [[1954]], and was sponsored jointly by [[Southside Baptist Church]] and [[Dawson Family of Faith|Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]]. It had a charter membership of 45 people.
+The church was organized on [[May 16]], [[1954]], and was sponsored jointly by [[Southside Baptist Church]] and [[Dawson Family of Faith|Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]]. It had a charter membership of 45 people. By 2011 it had 1,700 members.
-The original church building, a small sanctuary with adjoining Sunday School rooms, was incorporated into the much larger Rockland Building, completed in [[1967]]. The first of the current stained-glass windows were installed in [[1988]].
+The original church building, a small sanctuary with adjoining Sunday School rooms, was incorporated into the much larger Rockland Building, completed in [[1967]]. The first of the current stained-glass windows were installed in [[1988]]. They were designed by [[Bettis Vereen]].
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 ==Pastors==
 * [[John Norman]], 1954–
-* [[James A. Auchmuty]] - [[1999]]
+* [[James A. Auchmuty]], [[1972]] - [[1999]]
+* [[Dennis Foust]]
+* [[Brian Lee]] - 2020
 * [[Nic Seaborn]], 2021-
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 * "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/11542/rec/20 Baptists Will Break Ground March 6 for $70,000 Unit]" (n.d.) {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}}
 * "[http://www.hooverhistoricalsociety.org/newsletter.pdf Shades Crest Baptist Church]" (March 2011) ''Hoover Historical Happenings''. Vol. 22, No. 4
+* Anderson, Jon (June 28, 2021) [https://hooversun.com/peopleplaces/shade/ Shades Crest Baptist Church Calls Nic Seaborn as Pastor] {{HSun}}
 ==External links==
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 [[Category:1954 establishments]]
 [[Category:Park Avenue (Bluff Park)]]
+[[Category:Lawrence Whitten & Son buildings]]
+[[Category:Churches in Hoover]]