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Ruhama was organized on [[March 27]], [[1819]] in a log cabin located where [[Division Avenue]] is crossed by [[77th Street North|77th Street]]. It was named for the daughter of the prophet Hosea, translated as "mercy and compassion." The nearby [[East Lake Cemetery]] was established in [[1836]]. The church later moved to 7720 2nd Avenue South. The [[Ruhama Academy]] school , across the street, was redeveloped in [[1887]] as the new campus for [[Howard College]], which moved from Marion, Perry County.
Ruhama was organized on [[March 27]], [[1819]] in a log cabin located where [[Division Avenue]] is crossed by [[77th Street North|77th Street]]. It was named for the daughter of the prophet Hosea, translated as "mercy and compassion." The nearby [[East Lake Cemetery]] was established in [[1836]]. The church later moved to 7720 2nd Avenue South. The [[Ruhama Academy]] school , across the street, was redeveloped in [[1887]] as the new campus for [[Howard College]], which moved from Marion, Perry County.


Ruhama dedicated a new sanctuary at 7901 2nd Avenue South under pastor [[J. C. Stivender]] on [[September 5]], [[1926]].  
Ruhama dedicated a new sanctuary at 7901 2nd Avenue South 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]].


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. In December [[2001]], the congregation voted to merge with [[First Baptist Irondale]].  The [[Greater Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church]] began using Ruhama's former campus, and the records of the former 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.


==Pastors==
==Pastors==
* [[J. C. Stivender]], 1920–
* [[Hosea Holcombe]], 1819-1821
* [[William Case]], 1825-1828
* [[Thomas Armstrong|Thomas D. Armstrong]], 1833-1835
* [[Joseph Byars]], 1837-1850
* [[Andrew Waldrop|Andrew J. Waldrop]], 1850-1880
* [[Benjamin Hendon|Benjamin F. Hendon]], 1881-1882
* [[Samuel Henderson|Samuel H. Henderson]], 1882-1883
* [[James Chambliss|James E. Chambliss]], 1884
* [[William Cleveland|William C. Cleveland]], 1884-1886
* [[Eldred Teague|Eldred B. Teague]], 1886-1888
* [[Arthur McGaha|Arthur W. McGaha]], 1888-1893
* [[Joshua Foster Jr|Joshua H. Foster Jr]], 1893-1895
* [[William Hobson|William A. Hobson]], 1896-1900
* [[James Shelburne|James M. Shelburne]], 1900-1909
* [[Cecil Cook|Cecil V. Cook]], 1910
* [[Willis Lee|Willis W. Lee]], 1910-1912
* [[James Edwards|James R. Edwards]], 1912-1915
* [[Henry Hibbs|Henry H. Hibbs]], 1915-1919
* [[James Stivender|James C. Stivender]], 1919-1944
* [[Selwyn Smith]], 1945-1948
* [[Carl Campbell|Carl G. Campbell]], 1954
* [[W. Landon Miller]], 1957-1965
* [[Roland L. Jarrard]]
* [[Arthur Walker]] (interim), 2002-


==References==
==References==
* "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/410 Church Older Than State of Alabama]" (March 26, 1938) newspaper clipping - via {{BPLDC}}
* "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/410 Church Older Than State of Alabama]" (March 26, 1938) newspaper clipping - via {{BPLDC}}
* Huey, Thomas E. (1946) ''Ruhama: The Story of a Church, 1819-1945''. Birmingham: Ruhama Baptist Church.
* Fanna K. Bee and Lee N. Allen (1969) ''Sesquicentennial History Ruhama Baptist Church, 1819-1969 ''. Birmingham: Ruhama Baptist Church
* Fanna K. Bee and Lee N. Allen (1969) ''Sesquicentennial History Ruhama Baptist Church, 1819-1969 ''. Birmingham: Ruhama Baptist Church


Revision as of 16:29, 9 May 2020

Ruhama Baptist Church, August 27, 1954

Ruhama Baptist Church was a Southern Baptist church located at 7901 2nd Avenue South in East Lake. Ruhama was the second Baptist church in Jefferson County, after Canaan Baptist Church in Jonesboro, and the oldest church in what was later surrounded by the city limits of Birmingham.

Ruhama was organized on March 27, 1819 in a log cabin located where Division Avenue is crossed by 77th Street. It was named for the daughter of the prophet Hosea, translated as "mercy and compassion." The nearby East Lake Cemetery was established in 1836. The church later moved to 7720 2nd Avenue South. The Ruhama Academy school , across the street, was redeveloped in 1887 as the new campus for Howard College, which moved from Marion, Perry County.

Ruhama dedicated a new sanctuary at 7901 2nd Avenue South 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. In December 2001, the congregation voted to merge with First Baptist Irondale. The Greater Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church began using Ruhama's former campus, and the records of the former church are now housed in the Special Collections Department of the Samford University Library.

Pastors

References

See also

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