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'''First Baptist Church of Ensley''' is located at 1508 [[19th Street Ensley|19th Street]] in [[Ensley]]. It was established in [[1900]] and had an earlier buidling located at 1534 in [[19th Street Ensley|19th Street]].
[[File:First Baptist Church of Ensley.jpg|right|thumb|450px|First Baptist Church of Ensley]]
'''First Baptist Church of Ensley''' is located at 1508 [[19th Street Ensley|19th Street]] in [[Ensley]]. It was established in [[1900]] and was located at 1534 [[19th Street Ensley|19th Street]] prior to moving to its present site.


Because of its role in the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]], it was recognized as a [[Movement churches|"movement church"]] by the [[Birmingham Historical Society]].
The church played a role in supporting the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] during the [[Civil Rights Movement]]. In [[1963]] it invited [[A. D. King]], the brother of [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] president [[Martin Luther King Jr]] to lead the congregation. First Baptist Church of Ensley was recognized as a [[Movement churches|"movement church"]] by the [[Birmingham Historical Society]].


It is a member of the [[Peace Baptist District Missionary Association]] and the [[Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention]].
The church is a member of the [[Peace Baptist District Missionary Association]] and the [[Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention]].


In March [[2024]] the church played host to an anti-gun violence rally sponsored by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, [[Mothers United Against Gun Violence]], the [[NAACP Metro Birmingham Branch|NAACP]], [[Black Lives Matter]] and the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]].
In March [[2024]] the church played host to an anti-gun violence rally sponsored by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, [[Mothers United Against Gun Violence]], the [[NAACP Metro Birmingham Branch|NAACP]], [[Black Lives Matter]] and the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]].

Latest revision as of 15:14, 25 March 2024

First Baptist Church of Ensley

First Baptist Church of Ensley is located at 1508 19th Street in Ensley. It was established in 1900 and was located at 1534 19th Street prior to moving to its present site.

The church played a role in supporting the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963 it invited A. D. King, the brother of Southern Christian Leadership Conference president Martin Luther King Jr to lead the congregation. First Baptist Church of Ensley was recognized as a "movement church" by the Birmingham Historical Society.

The church is a member of the Peace Baptist District Missionary Association and the Alabama State Missionary Baptist Convention.

In March 2024 the church played host to an anti-gun violence rally sponsored by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Mothers United Against Gun Violence, the NAACP, Black Lives Matter and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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References

  • White, Marjorie Longenecker (1998) A Walk to Freedom: The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, 1956-1964. Birmingham: Birmingham Historical Society. ISBN 0943994241
  • Bookman, Alaina (March 24, 2024) "Gun violence prevention groups, White House partner for Birmingham rally." AL.com
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