Bethel Baptist Church of Pratt City

This article is about a church in Pratt City. For other churches with the same name, see Bethel Baptist Church (disambiguation).

The Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Pratt City is a large Baptist church at 1708 Spencer Avenue in the Smithfield Estates neighborhood of Birmingham's Pratt community.

The church building was irreparably damaged by the April 2011 tornado. Lewis established a "Pratt City Disaster Relief Center" at Scott School, coordinating relief efforts for the community. The congregation of 2,000 met temporarily at the Fair Park Arena while planning to rebuild.

The church held its first service in the new building on August 24, 2014.

Pastors

• Tommy L. Lewis, 1982–2024

References

• Garrison, Greg (May 1, 2011) "Jesse Jackson joins Pratt City's Bethel Baptist Church service at Birmingham's Fair Park." The Birmingham News
• Garrison, Greg (April 11, 2024) "Beloved Birmingham pastor who rebuilt church destroyed by 2011 tornado retires after 42 years." AL.com

External links

• Bethel Baptist Church of Pratt City website
• Bethel Baptist Church of Pratt City on Facebook.com