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'''Ruhama Baptist Church''' was a Southern Baptist church located at 7901 [[2nd Avenue South]] in [[East Lake]]. Formed in [[1819]] in a log cabin, Ruhama was the second Baptist church in [[Jefferson County]], after [[Canaan Baptist Church]] in [[Jonesboro]]. The adjoining cemetery, [[East Lake Cemetery]] was established in the early 1830s. | '''Ruhama Baptist Church''' was a Southern Baptist church located at 7901 [[2nd Avenue South]] in [[East Lake]]. Formed in [[1819]] in a log cabin, Ruhama was the second Baptist church in [[Jefferson County]], after [[Canaan Baptist Church]] in [[Jonesboro]]. The adjoining cemetery, [[East Lake Cemetery]] was established in the early 1830s. | ||
In [[1887]], Ruhama's ministry grew when [[Howard College]] moved from Marion to East Lake. Initially, Ruhama was directly across the street from the campus | In [[1887]], Ruhama's ministry grew when [[Howard College]] moved from Marion to East Lake. Initially, Ruhama was directly across the street from the campus at 7720 2nd Avenue South. Ruhama dedicated a new sanctuary, two blocks east under pastor [[J. C. Stivender]] on [[September 5]], [[1926]]. | ||
Ruhama | Ruhama's members included a number of faculty members and students from the college. Commencement ceremonies for Howard were held in the Ruhama sanctuary, and the church provided a stabilizing force for the college throughout its time in East Lake. The relationship between the two institutions changed when Howard College moved to its current campus on [[Lakeshore Drive]] in [[Homewood]]. | ||
In the latter part of the 20th century, membership dwindled in the congregation from about 3000 in the 1970s. Finally, in [[2001]], the congregation voted to merge with [[First Baptist Irondale]]. The [[Greater Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church]] is using Ruhama's former campus, and the records of the church are now housed in the Special Collections Department of the [[Samford University]] Library. | In the latter part of the 20th century, membership dwindled in the congregation from about 3000 in the 1970s. Finally, in [[2001]], the congregation voted to merge with [[First Baptist Irondale]]. The [[Greater Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church]] is using Ruhama's former campus, and the records of the church are now housed in the Special Collections Department of the [[Samford University]] Library. | ||
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Revision as of 18:18, 9 March 2020
Ruhama Baptist Church was a Southern Baptist church located at 7901 2nd Avenue South in East Lake. Formed in 1819 in a log cabin, Ruhama was the second Baptist church in Jefferson County, after Canaan Baptist Church in Jonesboro. The adjoining cemetery, East Lake Cemetery was established in the early 1830s.
In 1887, Ruhama's ministry grew when Howard College moved from Marion to East Lake. Initially, Ruhama was directly across the street from the campus at 7720 2nd Avenue South. Ruhama dedicated a new sanctuary, two blocks east under pastor J. C. Stivender on September 5, 1926.
Ruhama's members included a number of faculty members and students from the college. Commencement ceremonies for Howard were held in the Ruhama sanctuary, and the church provided a stabilizing force for the college throughout its time in East Lake. The relationship between the two institutions changed when Howard College moved to its current campus on Lakeshore Drive in Homewood.
In the latter part of the 20th century, membership dwindled in the congregation from about 3000 in the 1970s. Finally, in 2001, the congregation voted to merge with First Baptist Irondale. The Greater Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church is using Ruhama's former campus, and the records of the church are now housed in the Special Collections Department of the Samford University Library.
References
Fanna K. Bee and Lee N. Allen, Sesquicentennial History Ruhama Baptist Church, 1819-1969 (Birmingham, Ala.: Ruhama Baptist Church, 1969).