Greater St John Baptist Church
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Greater St John Baptist Church, formerly known as St John Baptist Church, is located at 2401 Carlos Avenue Southwest in the Jones Valley neighborhood. It was established by 1910. It was recognized as one of the Movement churches by the Birmingham Historical Society for its role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in the 1950s and 60s. The senior pastor is Nathaniel Brooks
References
- Joseph C. Crosby, 1949 - c. 1960s
- Ambus Hill, 1956-1962
- J. S. McMurray, 1998
- Nathaniel Brooks, 2022
External Site
- Greater St John Baptist Church website
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