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* [[J. E. Dillard Jr]], 1938- | * [[J. E. Dillard Jr]], 1938- | ||
* [[H. O. Hester]], 1952 | * [[H. O. Hester]], 1952 | ||
* [[Wayne E. Scott]], 1995 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:30, 2 May 2024
85th Street Baptist Church was a Southern Baptist church in South East Lake located on the northwest corner of 5th Avenue North and 85th Street North. It was founded in April 1929 and by 1938 and a membership of 431 and a Sunday school enrollment of 300. After a modern Romanesque revival sanctuary was designed by Walter Meeks, architect, it was dedicated in 1952. Lawrence Whitten developed a campus plan of other buildings and an education building he designed was added to the sanctuary in 1957.
Pastors
- Jay Dee Dolleson
- J. E. Dillard Jr, 1938-
- H. O. Hester, 1952
- Wayne E. Scott, 1995
References
- "Dillard Takes Church's Call (December 17, 1938) Birmingham Post
- "Finishes School" (February 27, 1943) The Birmingham News
- "Baptists to March, Sing into New $200,000 Church" (June 7, 1952) Birmingham Post-Herald
- "85th Street Baptist to Have Open House" (January 11, 1957) Birmingham Post-Herald