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'''Zion Spring Baptist Church''' (in some records '''Zion Springs Baptist Church''') is located at 528 [[41st Street North]] in [[North Avondale]]. In 1946 its address was listed as 4201 [[5th Court North]]. [[Adam Mixon]] is the pastor. Because of its participation in the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] it was recognized by the [[Birmingham Historical Society]] as a [[Movement churches|"movement church"]].
'''Zion Spring Baptist Church''' (in some records '''Zion Springs Baptist Church''') is located at 528 [[41st Street North]] in [[North Avondale]]. In 1946 its address was listed as 4201 [[5th Court North]]. [[Adam Mixon]] is the pastor. Because of its participation in the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] it was recognized by the [[Birmingham Historical Society]] as a [[Movement churches|"movement church"]].
The church's building suffered an extensive fire on September 13, 2001, but the building was repaired and remained in the same location.


In [[2022]] it began hosting the weekly services of [[The Abbey]], a congregation of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama]].
In [[2022]] it began hosting the weekly services of [[The Abbey]], a congregation of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Alabama]].

Revision as of 11:14, 13 September 2023

Zion Spring Baptist Church (in some records Zion Springs Baptist Church) is located at 528 41st Street North in North Avondale. In 1946 its address was listed as 4201 5th Court North. Adam Mixon is the pastor. Because of its participation in the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights it was recognized by the Birmingham Historical Society as a "movement church".

The church's building suffered an extensive fire on September 13, 2001, but the building was repaired and remained in the same location.

In 2022 it began hosting the weekly services of The Abbey, a congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.

Pastors

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

External Sites