Crestway Baptist Church
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Crestway Baptist Church is a Baptist church located at 6400 Crestwood Boulevard near the Crestwood Festival Center. Jimmy Wilson is pastor.
The church was founded on July 1, 1945 as Grand Avenue Baptist Chapel with 17 members. It changed its name to Woodlawn Highlands Baptist Church on May 26, 1946 when it moved into a building at 508 51st Street South in Woodlawn Highlands.
Construction of the present church began in March 1959, it was designed by Lawrence Whitten of Lawrence Whitten & Son. The first unit was occupied on August 17, 1959
Since circa 2019, Immanuel Church Birmingham has held its worship gatherings at this church.
Pastors
- ?. W. Brown, 1945
- Joe W. Bell
- Willie Jack Davis,
- Cameron Bryan
- Willie Jack Davis, 1956-1965
- William G. Burkett
- Terry Defoor, 1968-1979-
- Jimmy Wilson, 2010-
References
- Two Baptist Churches Begin New Buildings] (March 20, 1959)
- "Crestway Baptist will celebrate anniversary" (July 4, 1970) Birmingham Post-Herald via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
External links
- Crestway Baptist Church website
- Crestway Baptist on Flickr.com