St Paul United Methodist Church
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St Paul United Methodist Church is a Methodist church located at 1500 6th Avenue North, on Block 38 in Birmingham's Civil Rights District.
The congregation was organized in 1869. Its present building was dedicated in 1904.
As early as 1956 the church began hosting mass meetings as part of the Civil Rights Movement. During the pivotal 1963 Birmingham Campaign the church hosted meetings as well as training sessions for demonstrators, including young people who participated in the Children's Crusade.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference co-founder Joseph Lowery was pastor of St Paul Methodist Church in 1965.
Pastors
- Otis Flournoy, 1963–1965
- Joseph Lowery, 1965–
- Horace Blount III, present
References
- Flournoy, Cecil B. (March 10, 2017) "Memories of St Paul UMC During the Civil Rights Era" Scrollworks - accessed March 28, 2020
External links
- St Paul United Methodist Church website