46th Street Baptist Church
46th Street Baptist Church is located at 230 85th Street North in East Lake. It was organized in 1914 and located at several sites prior to moving to East Lake. It was known as St. John Baptist Church until 1918 when the present name was chosen. In 1956 it erected a new building at 1532 Cahaba Street in East Birmingham. The church worshiped here until June 10, 1990 when the building collapsed.
Because of its role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, it was recognized as a "movement church" by the Birmingham Historical Society.
It relocated to its present site, the former home of East Lake Alliance Church, on February 2, 1992.
In 2001 Pastor Frederick Whitt resigned and many members left with him to found Agape Missionary Baptist Church which also located in East Lake.
In 2006 Pastor Carols D. Williams resigned and several members left with him to found Greater Grace Baptist Church.
Pastors
- E. Hester, 1957-1962
- Richard S. Brown, 1962-1965
- J. H. Sloan, 1968-1974
- George D. Craig, 1974-1997
- Frederick Whitt, 1997-2001
- Carlos D. Williams, 2001-2006
- John H. Walker, 2006-2007
- Edwin R. Crump, 2007-2015
- R. Jamall Cunningham, 2020-
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
- Bains, David R. (July 9, 2022) "Forty-Sixth Street Baptist Church" Chasing Churches
External Links
- 46th Street Baptist Church website