Provided below are details about some of the historic churches that you will find in our area of southwest Alabama. ************************************************************************
The Ackerville Baptist Church of Christ congregation was founded in 1844 with twenty-eight members. Membership had risen to seventy-nine by 1847, and …
The Aimwell Baptist Church was organized on November 26, 1860. The articles of organization and the church name were chosen by the forty-three charter …
The Akron Presbyterian Church was organized on July 6, 1919. The meeting was at the Akron Methodist Church which is where the Presbyterians met until …
Andrews Chapel, also known as the McIntosh Log Church, is one of the few remaining log churches in Alabama. In 1860, John C. Rush and his wife donated …
Antioch Baptist Church, which opened in 1885, is one of the oldest African-American churches in Wilcox County. It sits on a rise on the outskirts of …
Shown is a small church in northwest Perry County, AL that was redesigned and rebuilt by four students from Auburn University’s Rural Studio at Newber …
The Arlington Methodist Church was built circa 1887 using lumber from George Lynch’s mill near Kimbrough, AL. George Lynch built the church building, …
Located in front of this church is a historical marker. Following are the details provided on this marker: “This building was constructed c. 1849 as a …
This church was built circa 1877 to replace a log building on this site. The sanctuary is the original structure with its hand-hewn timbers that are …
The Beaver Creek Baptist Church congregation was organized in 1885 and their first services were held in the Pope schoolhouse which was located a shor …
This church is located in the community of Bell’s Landing in northwest Monroe County. Presbyterians have been a part of this area since 1819. The firs …
This church was built circa 1840. It is a two story frame building with portico and external stairs leading to a slave gallery. All of the building ma …
This church was built by freed slaves in 1873, Berean is an offspring of Siloam Baptist Church. Siloam and local Baptists gave $1000 for the building …
The Bethany Baptist Church was established in 1821 in nearby Conecuh County. The church moved to Puryearville (Monroe County) on Camp Ground Creek nea …
The Bethel Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was established as the old Lebanon ARP Church near Hamburg in the early 1820s. In 1856, a yellow fe …
This church is located on Marengo CR 63 approximately 0.2 miles north of the junction of CR 63 & CR 38 and approximately 8 miles NE of Thomaston, …
This church is located on Marengo Co. Rd. 38 approximately 0.4 miles from the junction with Co. Rd. 63 and approximately 8 miles northeast of Thomasto …
The Bethel Presbyterian Church was established on September 22, 1835, about 3 miles toward the northwest near Emelle where the Bethel Memorial Chapel …
Bethsaida Baptist Church was founded in 1831 at a site very close to the present building. Elder Hawthorne was the first pastor, and some of the found …
This church was built circa 1874 by Peter D. Flint who built many of the buildings in the area including the Bladon Springs and Cullom Springs Hotels. …
The Boligee Presbyterian Church was established October 31, 1900. Positioned on the crest of a small hill, this beautiful church features a corner tow …
The Brooklyn Baptist Church, established in 1821, is one of the oldest churches in Conecuh County. The church was organized in a small log cabin that …
Brown Chapel AME Church, with its imposing twin towers and Romanesque Revival styling, was built in 1908 by black builder – of whom little is known – …
This is one of the oldest churches in the county. The date that the church was organized is unknown; however, it was prior to 1856. The congregation’s …
The Burnt Corn Methodist Church congregation was established in 1913. They met in the Kyser-Betts Store until their church building was finished. It i …
This historic church is located on the west side of Highway 43 in the community of Calvert at the intersection of Highway 43 and Fairford Road (GPS co …
The Canton Bend United Methodist Church congregation was organized on December 12, 1897. In 1910, Percy Smith and Irvin Smith deeded land for the chur …
Carlowville is a small community in southern Dallas County. Shown is the Carlowville Baptist Church. Local tradition attributes the design of this two …
This church is located west of Safford, AL on Dallas CR 66 approximately 2.8miles from the intersection of CR 66 and Ala Hwy 5 (GPS coordinates 32.284 …
This church was organized in 1888 and the present building was built in 1900. It is Carpenter Gothic style which was commonly used by rural churches …
Methodists were the first denomination to organize in Selma and the only church remaining on the original plot of ground assigned to by the Selma Land …
The Clark Chapel United Methodist Church was founded by freed slaves in 1867, only two years after the end of the Civil War. This is one of the oldest …
During the Civil War, Breckinridge Military Hospital was established at Howard College in Marion (now the campus of Marion Military Institute). Soldie …
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) grew up on the farm of her parents, Obadiah “Obie” Scott and Bernice McMurray Scott, located north of Marion near the c …
The Dixons Mills United Methodist Church was constructed around 1912 and it was the first church built in the community. Prior to 1912, Sunday School …
Provided are pictures of the memorial to Drury Fair Jones (1856-1878) that is located in the historic Old Live Oaks Cemetery at Selma. This beautiful …
This church was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage (ARLH) on April 18, 2007. According to the Alabama Historical Commission’s P …
Elodie Todd Dawson (1844-1881) was a staunch Confederate supporter and sister-in-law of Abraham Lincoln. Her husband, Col. N.H.R. Dawson (1829-1895), …
The Evergreen Baptist Church was organized March 15, 1845. The sanctuary of the present church was constructed in a Tudor Revival style and dedicated …