First Baptist Church of Woodlawn
The First Baptist Church of Woodlawn was organized in 1931 with J. A. Martin as pastor. It erected a new church building in 1945 during the tenure of G. E. Mardis and relocated to 261 48th Street North in May 1987 while Odie Hoover III was serving as pastor.
First Baptist of Woodlawn hosted meetings of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church after that church suffered a fire in 2005. Later the congregations merged and moved to the former Avondale Presbyterian Church at 4716 7th Avenue South. The former church campus on 48th Street was purchased by the I3 Academy as the site for its planned charter school. First Baptist was temporarily hosted by Mount Lebanon while it planned a new building at 5203 1st Avenue North.
For its role in supporting the efforts of Civil Rights activists in the 1960s, First Baptist Church of Woodlawn was identified as a "movement church" by the Birmingham Historical Society as part of its efforts to document structures and get them listed on the National Register of Historic Places.