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The church was founded in the 1820s with farmer and mill-owner [[Warren Truss]] and his family among the charter members. The church met on part of Truss' 1,000-acre homestead, on the route that became [[U.S. Highway 11]] and later [[Main Street (Trussville)|Main Street]] in the City of [[Trussville]]. | The church was founded in the 1820s with farmer and mill-owner [[Warren Truss]] and his family among the charter members. The church met on part of Truss' 1,000-acre homestead, on the route that became [[U.S. Highway 11]] and later [[Main Street (Trussville)|Main Street]] in the City of [[Trussville]]. | ||
In [[1946]] the church moved to its present site. It later deeded its former cemetery to the [[Trussville Memorial Cemetery Association]]. | In [[1946]] the church moved to its present site. It later deeded [[Trussville Memorial Cemetery|its former cemetery]] to the [[Trussville Memorial Cemetery|Trussville Memorial Cemetery Association]]. | ||
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Revision as of 15:37, 3 May 2023
First Baptist Church Trussville, formerly Cahawba Baptist Church, is a Baptist church located at 128 North Chalkville Road.
The church was founded in the 1820s with farmer and mill-owner Warren Truss and his family among the charter members. The church met on part of Truss' 1,000-acre homestead, on the route that became U.S. Highway 11 and later Main Street in the City of Trussville.
In 1946 the church moved to its present site. It later deeded its former cemetery to the Trussville Memorial Cemetery Association.
External links
- First Baptist Church Trussville website