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


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==Pastors==
==Pastors==
* [[Wesley H. Thomas]], 1934 - October 1956)
* [[Wesley H. Thomas]], 1934 - October 1956
* [[Walter L. Little]], 1960-1961
* [[Walter L. Little]], 1960-1961
* [[Alfred D. Williams King]], 1963-1964
* [[Alfred D. Williams King]], 1963-1964
* [[Thomas E. Gilmore]], 1998
* [[Thomas E. Gilmore]], 1998
* [[Tyree A. Anderson]], 2022
* [[Tyree A. Anderson]], 2022, 2023


==External Site==
==External Site==

Revision as of 18:19, 30 December 2023

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.

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Pastors

External Site

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
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