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Tabernacle Baptist Church is located at 600 [[Center Street North]] in [[Graymont neighborhood|Graymont]]. It was founded in [[1886]] and previously located at 1013 [[25th Street North]] on Birmingham's [[Northside]]. | Tabernacle Baptist Church is located at 600 [[Center Street North]] in [[Graymont neighborhood|Graymont]]. It was founded in [[1886]] and previously located at 1013 [[25th Street North]] on Birmingham's [[Northside]]. | ||
Because of its role in the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] | [[Martin Luther King Jr]] delivered a speech entitled "A Realistic Approach to Race Relations" at Tabernacle Baptist Church on [[January 23]], [[1955]]. Because of its ongoing role in the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] it was recognized as a [[Movement churches|"movement church"]] by the [[Birmingham Historical Society]]. | ||
Tabernacle is a member of District 1 of the [[Mt Pilgrim Baptist District Association]]. | Tabernacle is a member of District 1 of the [[Mt Pilgrim Baptist District Association]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* {{White-1998}} | * {{White-1998}} | ||
* Michaels, Ryan (January 15, 2024) "[https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2024/01/mlk-jr-made-dozens-of-visits-to-birmingham-that-became-part-of-his-legacy/ MLK Jr. Made Dozens of Visits to Birmingham That Became Part of His Legacy]." {{BT}} | |||
[[Category:Baptist churches]] | [[Category:Baptist churches]] | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 15 January 2024
Tabernacle Baptist Church is located at 600 Center Street North in Graymont. It was founded in 1886 and previously located at 1013 25th Street North on Birmingham's Northside.
Martin Luther King Jr delivered a speech entitled "A Realistic Approach to Race Relations" at Tabernacle Baptist Church on January 23, 1955. Because of its ongoing role in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights it was recognized as a "movement church" by the Birmingham Historical Society.
Tabernacle is a member of District 1 of the Mt Pilgrim Baptist District Association.
Pastors
- Joseph H. Calloway, 1959-1963
- Edsel M. Davis, 1998
- Christopher Hamlin, 2022
External Site
- Tabernacle 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
- Michaels, Ryan (January 15, 2024) "MLK Jr. Made Dozens of Visits to Birmingham That Became Part of His Legacy." The Birmingham Times