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The '''Alabama Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church''' was the regional unit of the Wesleyan Methodist Church encompassing the Birmingham area prior to the [[1968]] merger of the Wesleyan Methodist Church with the Pilgrim Holiness Church to form the Wesleyan Church.
The '''Alabama Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church''' was the regional unit of the Wesleyan Methodist Church encompassing the Birmingham area prior to the [[1968]] merger of the Wesleyan Methodist Church with the Pilgrim Holiness Church to form the Wesleyan Church.
In 1954 Birmingham-area congregations included:
* [[East Lake Wesley Methodist Church]], 8617 [[1st Court North]]
* [[First Wesleyan Methodist Church]], 5123 [[1st Avenue North]]
* [[Springdale Wesleyan Methodist Church]], 4739 [[Montevallo Road]]


In 1967, there were 15 organized churches in the conference with a total of 1,126 full members (i.e., youth and adults).
In 1967, there were 15 organized churches in the conference with a total of 1,126 full members (i.e., youth and adults).


Birmingham-area congregations included:
After the merger, Alabama congregations became part of the Wesleyan Church’s [[Mid-Gulf District of the Wesleyan Church|Mid-Gulf District]].
* [[First Wesleyan Methodist Church]]
 
Some congregations, however, objected to the new denomination's more centralized structure and joined the newly formed [[Southern Conference of the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches|Bible Methodist Connection of Churches]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Wesleyan Methodist Church]]
[[Category:Former regional religious units]]
[[Category:Former regional religious units]]
[[Category:Lists of churches]]

Latest revision as of 18:16, 4 June 2024

The Alabama Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church was the regional unit of the Wesleyan Methodist Church encompassing the Birmingham area prior to the 1968 merger of the Wesleyan Methodist Church with the Pilgrim Holiness Church to form the Wesleyan Church.

In 1954 Birmingham-area congregations included:

In 1967, there were 15 organized churches in the conference with a total of 1,126 full members (i.e., youth and adults).

After the merger, Alabama congregations became part of the Wesleyan Church’s Mid-Gulf District.

Some congregations, however, objected to the new denomination's more centralized structure and joined the newly formed Bible Methodist Connection of Churches.

References

  • Minutes of the Thirty-Third General Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America (1968)