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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]]. | ||
The church experienced a steep drop in membership in the early 1970s. On Wednesday evening, [[September 17]], [[1975]] members of the | The church experienced a steep drop in membership in the early 1970s. On Wednesday evening, [[September 17]], [[1975]] members of the church voted to disband. The congregation's 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== | ||
* "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4017coll2/id/1723 Elyton Baptist Will Disband]" (September 20, 1975) {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}} | * "[http://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4017coll2/id/1723 Elyton Baptist Will Disband]" (September 20, 1975) {{BPH}} - via {{BPLDC}} | ||
[[Category:Baptist churches]] | [[Category:Former Baptist churches]] | ||
[[Category:Elyton|Baptist]] | [[Category:Elyton|Baptist]] | ||
[[Category:1921 establishments]] | [[Category:1921 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1975 disestablishments]] | [[Category:1975 disestablishments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:49, 3 March 2023
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 church voted to disband. The congregation's 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