Birmingham Presbytery of the Blue Ridge Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the USA

The Birmingham Presbytery of the Blue Ridge Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the USA was the regional body of the Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA) for African American congregations. It was part of the Blue Ridge Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the USA. (From 1905 to 1936 the Blue Ridge Synod was known as the East Tennessee Synod.)

When the PCUSA merged with the Presbyterian Church in North America to form the United Presbyterian Church in the USA (UPCUSA) in 1958, segregated synods were eliminated. The churches in the Blue Ridge Synod became part of the Mid-South Synod, and Birmingham-area churches part of its Birmingham Presbytery.

Churches in the presbytery included:

• Bethel Presbyterian Church
• John Calvin Presbyterian Church
• Miller Memorial Presbyterian Church, Enon Ridge
• Shelby Friend Presbyterian Church

References

• Minutes of the Blue Ridge Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. 49th Annual Session (1956)
• Minutes of the Blue Ridge Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. 50th Annual Session (1957)
• All-Black Governing Bodies: The History and Contributions of All-Black Governing Bodies in the Predecessor Denominations of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1993) Louisville, KY: Office of the General Assembly