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In Woodlawn, the church had a succession of three church buildings with auditoriums for worship on the same site. The first, completed in 1887, was a wooden Gothic revival with a belfry and spire. The second Greek revival building was designed by architects [[LaBelle-Kribs]] and constructed from 1907 to 1912. The third, a striking octagonal auditorium crowned with a tall modern adaptation of a neo-colonial spire, was designed by [[Lawrence Whitten]] of [[Lawrence Whitten & Son]]. Approved in 1961, it was constructed in 1964 and 1965. It, along with educational and activates buildings, remained standing in Woodlawn when the congregation moved to Liberty Park.
In Woodlawn, the church had a succession of three church buildings with auditoriums for worship on the same site. The first, completed in 1887, was a wooden Gothic revival with a belfry and spire. The second Greek revival building was designed by architects [[LaBelle-Kribs]] and constructed from 1907 to 1912. The third, a striking octagonal auditorium crowned with a tall modern adaptation of a neo-colonial spire, was designed by [[Lawrence Whitten]] of [[Lawrence Whitten & Son]]. Approved in 1961, it was constructed in 1964 and 1965. It, along with educational and activates buildings, remained standing in Woodlawn when the congregation moved to Liberty Park.


From May [[1993]] to December [[1994]]] the congregation held Sunday morning activities at the [[Carraway-Davie House]] and evening activities at [[Trinity Presbyterian Church (Eastwood)]].
From May [[1993]] to December [[1994]] the congregation held Sunday morning activities at the [[Carraway-Davie House]] and evening activities at [[Trinity Presbyterian Church (Eastwood)]].


The first service in the new facility in Liberty Park was held on December 4, 1994 and it was formally dedicated on March 5, 1995.
The first service in the new facility in Liberty Park was held on December 4, 1994 and it was formally dedicated on March 5, 1995.

Revision as of 13:08, 16 July 2022

The Church at Liberty Park (formerly Fifty-Sixth Street Baptist Church, Woodlawn Baptist Church, and Liberty Park Baptist Church) is a Southern Baptist church founded in 1886 in Woodlawn that relocated to 12001 Liberty Parkway in the Liberty Park section of Vestavia Hills in 1994. Its former church buildings were sold to East Birmingham Church of God in Christ in 1993 for 1.2 million dollars.

The church was formed on April 25, 1886, largely by members of Ruhama Baptist Church. The initial name chosen was East Birmingham Baptist Church, in February 1887 the church named itself Woodlawn Baptist Church. From 1910 to 1929, it was officially named Fifty-Sixth Street Baptist Church. It then reverted to the name Woodlawn Baptist Church until 1992 when in view of its upcoming move the name was changed to Liberty Park Baptist Church. In June 2018 it changed its name to the Church at Liberty Park.

Buildings

In Woodlawn, the church had a succession of three church buildings with auditoriums for worship on the same site. The first, completed in 1887, was a wooden Gothic revival with a belfry and spire. The second Greek revival building was designed by architects LaBelle-Kribs and constructed from 1907 to 1912. The third, a striking octagonal auditorium crowned with a tall modern adaptation of a neo-colonial spire, was designed by Lawrence Whitten of Lawrence Whitten & Son. Approved in 1961, it was constructed in 1964 and 1965. It, along with educational and activates buildings, remained standing in Woodlawn when the congregation moved to Liberty Park.

From May 1993 to December 1994 the congregation held Sunday morning activities at the Carraway-Davie House and evening activities at Trinity Presbyterian Church (Eastwood).

The first service in the new facility in Liberty Park was held on December 4, 1994 and it was formally dedicated on March 5, 1995.

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