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Tabernacle Baptist Church is located at 600 [[Center Street North]] in [[Graymont neighborhood|Graymont]]. It was founded in [[1886]] and previously located at 1013 [[25th Street North]] on Birmingham's [[Northside]]. | Tabernacle Baptist Church is located at 600 [[Center Street North]] in [[Graymont neighborhood|Graymont]]. It was founded in [[1886]] and previously located at 1013 [[25th Street North]] on Birmingham's [[Northside]]. It erected its present building in [[1968]]. | ||
[[Martin Luther King Jr]] delivered a speech entitled "A Realistic Approach to Race Relations" at Tabernacle Baptist Church on [[January 23]], [[1955]]. Because of its ongoing role in the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] it was recognized as a [[Movement churches|"movement church"]] by the [[Birmingham Historical Society]]. | [[Martin Luther King Jr]] delivered a speech entitled "A Realistic Approach to Race Relations" at Tabernacle Baptist Church on [[January 23]], [[1955]]. Because of its ongoing role in the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] it was recognized as a [[Movement churches|"movement church"]] by the [[Birmingham Historical Society]]. | ||
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* Michaels, Ryan (January 15, 2024) "[https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2024/01/mlk-jr-made-dozens-of-visits-to-birmingham-that-became-part-of-his-legacy/ MLK Jr. Made Dozens of Visits to Birmingham That Became Part of His Legacy]." {{BT}} | * Michaels, Ryan (January 15, 2024) "[https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2024/01/mlk-jr-made-dozens-of-visits-to-birmingham-that-became-part-of-his-legacy/ MLK Jr. Made Dozens of Visits to Birmingham That Became Part of His Legacy]." {{BT}} | ||
* Bains, David (April 13, 2024) "[https://chasingchurches.org/2024/04/13/tabernacle-baptist-church/ Tabernacle Baptist Church]." ''Chasing Churches''. | |||
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Revision as of 20:34, 13 April 2024
Tabernacle Baptist Church is located at 600 Center Street North in Graymont. It was founded in 1886 and previously located at 1013 25th Street North on Birmingham's Northside. It erected its present building in 1968.
Martin Luther King Jr delivered a speech entitled "A Realistic Approach to Race Relations" at Tabernacle Baptist Church on January 23, 1955. Because of its ongoing role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights it was recognized as a "movement church" by the Birmingham Historical Society.
Tabernacle is a member of District 1 of the Mt Pilgrim Baptist District Association.
Pastors
- Joseph H. Calloway, 1959-1963
- Edsel M. Davis, 1998
- Christopher Hamlin, 2022
External Site
- Tabernacle Baptist Church website
References
- 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
- Michaels, Ryan (January 15, 2024) "MLK Jr. Made Dozens of Visits to Birmingham That Became Part of His Legacy." The Birmingham Times
- Bains, David (April 13, 2024) "Tabernacle Baptist Church." Chasing Churches.