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


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* Bookman, Alaina (March 24, 2024) "Gun violence prevention groups, White House partner for Birmingham rally." {{AL}}


[[Category:Baptist churches]]
[[Category:Baptist churches]]

Revision as of 15:03, 25 March 2024

First Baptist Church of Ensley is located at 1508 19th Street in Ensley. It was established in 1900 and had an earlier buidling located at 1534 in 19th Street.

Because of its role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, it was recognized as a "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.

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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