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'''Elyton Baptist Church''' was a Baptist church founded in [[1921]] in the community of [[Elyton]]. | '''Elyton Baptist Church''' was a Baptist church founded in [[1921]] in the community of [[Elyton]]. | ||
On Wednesday evening, [[September 17]], [[1975]] members of the dwindling church voted to disband. The congregations assets were turned over to the [[Baptist Foundation]] to be sold, with proceeds split between the Cooperative Program for World Missions, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, and a retirement fund for pastor [[Edmond Creel]]. | The church experienced a steep drop in membership in the early 1970s. On Wednesday evening, [[September 17]], [[1975]] members of the dwindling church voted to disband. The congregations assets were turned over to the [[Baptist Foundation]] to be sold, with proceeds split between the Cooperative Program for World Missions, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, and a retirement fund for pastor [[Edmond Creel]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 28 April 2016
Elyton Baptist Church was a Baptist church founded in 1921 in the community of Elyton.
The church experienced a steep drop in membership in the early 1970s. On Wednesday evening, September 17, 1975 members of the dwindling church voted to disband. The congregations assets were turned over to the Baptist Foundation to be sold, with proceeds split between the Cooperative Program for World Missions, the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, and a retirement fund for pastor Edmond Creel.
References
- "Elyton Baptist Will Disband" (September 20, 1975) Birmingham Post-Herald - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections